Khandzk (Armenian: Խանձք, also Khantsk, Խանցք) or Khanyeri (Azerbaijani: Xanyeri) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. Prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, it was de facto controlled by the Republic of Artsakh as a village in its Askeran Province.
Khandzk / Khanyeri
Խանձք / Xanyeri | |
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  Khandzk / Khanyeri  Khandzk / Khanyeri | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′02″N 46°40′43″E / 39.93389°N 46.67861°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 261 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History edit
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites edit
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 11th-century church of Vardapetin Khut (Armenian: Վարդապետին Խութ), the 12th/13th-century shrine of Jukhtak Khach (Armenian: Ջուխտակ խաչ), a 13th-century village, chapel and khachkar, the 13th-century St. John's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Hovhannes Yekeghetsi), St. Stephen's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi) built in 1673, and a 19th-century spring monument.[1]
Economy and culture edit
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics edit
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 231 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 261 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Gallery edit
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St. Stephen's Church -
River
References edit
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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