| Dashushen / Dashkand Դաշուշեն / Daşkənd | |
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 River near Dashushen | |
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| Coordinates: 39°47′50″N 46°46′59″E / 39.79722°N 46.78306°E / 39.79722; 46.78306 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Population | |
| • Total | 133 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Dashushen (Armenian: Դաշուշեն) or Dashkand (Azerbaijani: Daşkənd) is a village in the Khojaly 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 until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. Since October 2023 it is under Azerbaijani forces control.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 17th/18th-century shrine of St. Saribek (Armenian: Սուրբ Սարիբեկ սրբատեղի, romanized: Surb Saribek Srbateghi), the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1843, a spring monument from 1898, as well as a 19th-century bridge and cemetery.
Economy and culture
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, and a medical centre.
Demographics
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 120 inhabitants in 2005, and 133 inhabitants in 2015.
Gallery
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Cave near Dashushen
References
- ^ 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.
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| Askeran Province | ||
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| Capital: Askeran | ||
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