Chankatagh (Armenian: Ճանկաթաղ) or Janyatag (Azerbaijani: Canyataq) is a village located in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]
Chankatagh / Janyatag
Ճանկաթաղ / Canyataq | |
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  Chankatagh / Janyatag  Chankatagh / Janyatag | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′19″N 46°46′09″E / 40.13861°N 46.76917°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Tartar |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 385 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
editDuring the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
On September 20, 2023, 5 Russian peacekeepers were killed by the Azerbaijani military in the vicinity of the village.[4][5]
Historical heritage sites
editHistorical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 1st century BCE, a medieval village and cemetery, a 13th-century khachkar, St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 1609, and a 17th-century chapel.[1]
Economy and culture
editThe population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, three shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
editThe village had 272 inhabitants in 2005,[6] and 385 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "The second time in three years Azerbaijani troops may have killed Russian peacekeepers, but Moscow is saving its ire for Armenia". Meduza. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "Азербайджан заявил о гибели шести российских миротворцев в Нагорном Карабахе". Forbes.ru (in Russian). 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
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