Tonashen (Armenian: Տոնաշեն; Azerbaijani: Tonaşen) or Tapakend (Azerbaijani: Təpəkənd) is a village 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]
Tonashen
Տոնաշեն | |
|---|---|
| Təpəkənd | |
 Village entrance, 2011 | |
  Tonashen  Tonashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°18′10″N 46°41′26″E / 40.30278°N 46.69056°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Tartar |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 84 |
| 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.
Historical heritage sites
editHistorical heritage sites in and around the village include the fortress of Jraberd (Armenian: Ջրաբերդ) from between the 9th and 18th centuries, a medieval church, a 12th/13th-century cemetery, a 13th-century khachkar, the medieval village of Mets Tvot (Armenian: Մեծ Թթոտ), the 13th-century church of Kotrats Yeghtsi (Armenian: Կոտրած եղցի), and the monastery of Yerits Mankants (Armenian: Երից Մանկանց) built in 1691.[1]
Economy and culture
editThe population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
editThe village had 79 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 84 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 Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
