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Shosh, Nagorno-Karabakh

Coordinates:39°46′12″N46°47′05″E/ 39.77000°N 46.78472°E/39.77000; 46.78472
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Shosh / Shushikend
Շոշ / Şuşikənd
Shosh / Shushikend is located in Azerbaijan
Shosh / Shushikend
Shosh / Shushikend
Shosh / Shushikend is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Shosh / Shushikend
Shosh / Shushikend
Coordinates:39°46′12″N46°47′05″E/ 39.77000°N 46.78472°E/39.77000; 46.78472
CountryAzerbaijan
•DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
1,024 m (3,360 ft)
Population
(2015)[1]
• Total641
Time zoneUTC+4(AZT)

Shosh(Armenian:Շոշ) orShushikend(Armenian:Շուշիքենդ;Azerbaijani:Şuşikənd,Russian:Шушике́нд) is a village in theKhojaly DistrictofAzerbaijan,in the region ofNagorno-Karabakh.Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakawayRepublic of Artsakh.The village had an ethnicArmenian-majority population[2]until theexodusof the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

History

Shosh's name and history is connected to that ofShusha(Shushi), which is located a short distance from the village. The Armenian historianLeoconsidered it likely that the village Shosh received its name from Shushi, which he considered the older settlement, although some sources say that Shushi received its name from the village.[4][5]

During theSovietperiod, the village was part of theAskeran Districtof theNagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.The village has been administered by theRepublic of Artsakhsince theFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War.

After the2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war,five Armenian families displaced fromVazgenashen (Gulably)settled in the village, as well as inIvanyan (Khojaly).[6][7]

Historical heritage sites

There are three Armenian churches in the village, the 19th-century church ofSurb Astvatsatsin(Armenian:Սուրբ Աստվածածին,lit. 'Holy Mother of God') in the village centre, St. Stephen's Church (Armenian:Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի,romanized:Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi) built in 1655 on the village cemetery grounds, and above the village on a hill in the north, there is a church with an adjacent cemetery withkhachkars.The 19th-century chapel ofKarmir Taran(Armenian:Կարմիր Տարան) is also located in the village. Other historical heritage sites in and around the village include the medieval shrine ofShoghasar(Armenian:Շողասար), a 17th-centurykhachkar,the 18th-century bridge ofDzakhlik(Armenian:Ձախլիկ), and a 19th-centurywatermill.[8][1][9]A monument in honor of the 18th-century Armenian satirist and fabulistPele Pughiwas built in 1976 between Shosh andMkhitarashen.[10]

Economy and culture

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

Demographics

The village had 544 inhabitants in 2005,[11]and 641 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

Notable people

  • A view of the village
    A view of the village
  • WWII memorial
    WWII memorial
  • Khachkar
    Khachkar
  • Sign reading "Shosh" in Armenian and Latin characters
    Sign reading "Shosh" in Armenian and Latin characters
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery
  • Village church
    Village church
  • Church door
    Church door
  • World War II memorial wall
    World War II memorial wall
  • Municipal building
    Municipal building
  • School
    School
  • Medical center
    Medical center
  • A view of the village
    A view of the village

References

  1. ^abcdHakob 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.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved9 November2023.
  4. ^"Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary".Archivedfrom the original on 7 April 2019.Retrieved7 September2021.
  5. ^Mkrtchyan, Shahen (1980). "City of Shushi (Շուշի քաղաքը)".Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի պատմա-ճարտարապետական հուշարձանները[Historical-architectural monuments of Mountainous Karabakh](PDF)(in Armenian). Yerevan: Hayastan publishing house. p. 146.Archived(PDF)from the original on 14 July 2021.Retrieved16 December2020.
  6. ^Մարտունու շրջանի Վազգենաշեն համայնքը նույնպես անցել է Ադրբեջանին
  7. ^Մարտունու շրջանի Վազգենաշեն համայնքը նույնպես անցել է Ադրբեջանի վերահսկողության ներքո
  8. ^Mkrtchyan, Shahen. Historical-Architectural Monuments of Nagorno Karabagh. Yerevan, 1989. (Շահեն Մկրտչյան, «Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի պատմաճարտարապետական հուշարձանները»)
  9. ^Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019).Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh(3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
  10. ^"Pele Pughi Monument - Symbol of Humor and Joy of Artsakh People".armedia.am.2020-06-06.
  11. ^"The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic"(PDF).National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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