Nngi (Armenian: Ննգի) or Jamiyyat (Azerbaijani: Cəmiyyət) is a village located in the Khojavend 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]

Nngi / Jamiyyat
Ննգի / Cəmiyyət
The Bovurkhan Monastery near Nngi
The Bovurkhan Monastery near Nngi
Nngi / Jamiyyat is located in Azerbaijan
Nngi / Jamiyyat
Nngi / Jamiyyat
Nngi / Jamiyyat is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Nngi / Jamiyyat
Nngi / Jamiyyat
Coordinates: 39°47′38″N 46°53′16″E / 39.79389°N 46.88778°E / 39.79389; 46.88778
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total334
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

History

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During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

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Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the monastery complex of Bovurkhan (Armenian: Բովուրխան), a village from between the 11th and 17th centuries, and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit.'Holy Mother of God') built in 1895.[1]

Economy and culture

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The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

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The village had 374 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 334 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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