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'''Vank''' ({{lang-hy|Վանք}}; {{lang-az|Vəngli}}, also ''Vanklu'', and ''Vänqli''), meaning monastery in Armenian, is an ]-populated village located in the disputed region of ] (officially part of ]).<ref name="Loneplanet">Noble, John et al. ''Georgia Armenia & Azerbaijan, 3rd ed''. Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet, 2008, p. 306.</ref> Its population in 2005, according to a census carried out by the ruling authorities of the unrecognized but ''de facto'' independent ], stood at 1,284.<ref>"", p. 56.</ref>


'''Vank''' ({{langx|hy|Վանք}}) or '''Vangli''' ({{langx|az|Vəngli}}) is a village in the ] of ], in the region of ]. From 1991 to 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway ]. The village had an ethnic ]-majority population<ref>{{cite web |url=https://drugoivzgliad.com/karabach-mir-i-voina-a-zubov/ |title=Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война |author=Андрей Зубов |date= |website=drugoivzgliad.com |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> until the ] of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sauer |first=Pjotr |date=2 October 2023 |title=‘It’s a ghost town’: UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled |language=en-GB |work=] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/02/nagorno-karabakh-ghost-town-un-ethnic-armenians-azerbaijan |access-date=9 November 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The 13th-century ], and the 9th-century ] fortress are located near Vank.
==History==


===Medieval=== == History ==
⚫ ] Monastery near Vank]]
The village of Vank is surrounded by several historical monuments dating to the Middle Ages. The most prominent among them is the thirteenth century monastic complex of ] (built in 1216-38), which overlooks the village and was built by the Armenian ruler of the principality of ], Prince ].<ref>Mkrtchyan, Gayane. "." ''ArmeniaNow''. August 31, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2010.</ref><ref name=hewsen>{{cite book | last = Hewsen | first = Robert H. | authorlink = Robert Hewsen | title = Armenia: A Historical Atlas | year = 2001 |location = Chicago | publisher = ] | isbn= 0-226-33228-4 | pages = 119–120}}</ref>
The village of Vank (meaning monastery in Armenian) was founded in the 9th century, and was named as such for its proximity to ].<ref name="Vank">{{cite book |last1=Hakobyan |first1=Tadevos Kh. |last2=Melik-Bakhshyan |first2=Stepan T. |last3=Barseghyan |first3=Hovhannes Kh. |date=2001 |title=Հայաստանի և հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան |volume=4|url=http://www.nayiri.com/imagedDictionaryBrowser.jsp?dictionaryId=61&dt=HY_HY&query=%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%84 |location=Yerevan |publisher=Yerevan State University Publishing House |pages=759–60 |language=hy}}</ref> Although the current structure of Gandzasar was built in the 13th century, a church or monastery existed at the site several centuries before then.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mkrtchyan|first=Shahen|author-link=:hy:Շահեն Մկրտչյան|title=Историко-архитектурные памятники Нагорного Карабаха |chapter=Гандзасар |date=1989|publisher=Parberakan|location=Yerevan|edition=2nd|pages=14–19}}</ref> The village was previously also known by the name Vankashen.<ref name="Vank"/>


The village is surrounded by several historical monuments dating to the Middle Ages. The most prominent among them is the thirteenth-century ] (built from 1216–38), which overlooks the village and was built by the Armenian ruler of the ], Prince ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hewsen|first=Robert H.|author-link=Robert H. Hewsen|title=Armenia: A Historical Atlas|publisher=University of Chicago Press|location=Chicago|year=2001|isbn=0-226-33228-4|pages=119–120}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mkrtchyan|first=Gayane|url=http://armenianow.com/features/7610/a_wonder_in_karabakh_a_visit_to_th|title=A Wonder in Karabakh: A visit to the "mysterious" attraction of Vank|date=August 31, 2007|agency=]|access-date=June 14, 2013|archive-date=March 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320101134/http://www.armenianow.com/features/7610/a_wonder_in_karabakh_a_visit_to_th|url-status=dead}}</ref> ], a 9th-century mountaintop fortress is also located near Vank, which served as a castle and residence of rulers of the ].<ref name="Sargsyan">{{cite journal |last1=Sargsyan |first1=S. S.|date=1996 |title=Խոխանաբերդ. նորահայտ վիմագրեր Խաղբակյանների մասին.|trans-title=Khokhanaberd: newfound inscriptions about the Khaghbakyans |url=https://arar.sci.am/dlibra/publication/42453/edition/38018/?language=hyw |journal=] |volume=3 |issue= |pages=96–105 |language=hy|doi= |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="khokhanaberd">{{cite book |last1=Hakobyan |first1=Tadevos Kh. |last2=Melik-Bakhshyan |first2=Stepan T. |last3=Barseghyan |first3=Hovhannes Kh. |date=2001 |title=Հայաստանի և հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան |volume=2|url=http://www.nayiri.com/imagedDictionaryBrowser.jsp?dictionaryId=61&dt=HY_HY&pageNumber=1805 |location=Yerevan |publisher=Yerevan State University Publishing House |pages=764–65 |language=hy}}</ref>
===Modern===
In the years following the conclusion of the ] (1988-1994), the village has seen an increase in investment from the ]. ], an Armenian businessman based in Russia and a native of Vank, has funded the reconstruction of homes, the local school, and sponsored the building of the nearby Eclectic Hotel, which resembles a ship.<ref name="Loneplanet"/>


During the ] period, the village was a part of the ] of the ].
In October 2008, Vank was also one of several venues in Nagorno-Karabakh for a mass wedding of 560 Armenian couples.<ref>Hayrapetyan, Anahit. "." ''Eurasianet''. October 23, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2010.</ref>


In the years following the conclusion of the ] (1988-1994), the village has seen an increase in investment from the ]. Levon Hairapetyan, a Russian-based Armenian businessman and a native of Vank, has funded the reconstruction of homes, the local school, and sponsored the building of a zoo,<ref>"." ''The Focus''. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.</ref> and the nearby Hotel Eclectica, which resembles a ship.<ref name="Loneplanet">Noble, John et al. ''Georgia Armenia & Azerbaijan, 3rd ed''. Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet, 2008, p. 306.</ref> In October 2008, Vank was also one of several venues in Nagorno-Karabakh for a mass wedding of 560 Armenian couples.<ref>Hayrapetyan, Anahit. "." ''Eurasianet''. October 23, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2010.</ref>
⚫ ==Gallery==
⚫ <gallery>
⚫ File:Gandzasar Monastery1.jpg|The thirteenth century monastery of ].
⚫ Image:Xoxanaberd.JPG|The remains of Prince Hasan-Jalal's fortress of Khokhanaberd, as seen from Gandzasar, can be seen perched on a mountain on the left of this photograph.
</gallery>


== Historical heritage sites ==
== Notes ==
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th-century church of ''Yeghtsun Khut'' ({{langx|hy|Եղցուն Խութ}}), the 12th/13th-century monastery of '']'' ({{langx|hy|Հավապտուկ}}), a 12th/13th-century cemetery, ] (1216-1238), a 13th-century ], a 13th-century village, and the medieval shrine of ''Yeghegyan Nahatak'' ({{langx|hy|Եղեգյան Նահատակ}}).<ref name="2015statistics"/>
{{reflist}}


== Economy and culture ==
⚫ ==External links==
The population is mainly engaged in ] and ]. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, an art school, a kindergarten, 18 shops, two hotels, and a medical centre. The community of Vank includes the village of ].<ref name="2015statistics"/>
⚫ *Musaelian, Lusine. "." ]. CRS Issue 408, September, 5 2007.

*{{cite web
== Demographics ==
|url = http://armenianow.com/features/7610/a_wonder_in_karabakh_a_visit_to_th
Vank had a population of 1,284 in 2005,<ref name=2005census>{{Cite web|url=http://census.stat-nkr.am/nkr/1-1.pdf|title=The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic|website=National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh}}</ref> and 1,574 inhabitants in 2015.<ref name="2015statistics"/>
|title = A Wonder in Karabakh: A visit to the “mysterious” attraction of Vank

|author = Mkrtchyan, Gayane
⚫ == Gallery ==
|date = August 31, 2007
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|work = Features
⚫ Xoxanaberd.JPG|The remains of Prince Hasan-Jalal's fortress of ] (on left), as seen from Gandzasar
|publisher = ]
Paysage Gandzasar - 3.JPG|Vank as seen from Gandzasar Monastery
|accessdate = 2013-06-14
Vank Hotel.jpg|Hotel ''Eclectica'' in Vank
|lang =
Vank Village 004.jpg|Lion of Vank
}}
Գյուղատեղի, Վանք ArmAg (1).jpg|Entrance to the village
⚫ *
Княжеский дворец Хачена7.jpg|Walls of ], close by are the ruins of the monastery of ]
⚫ *{{hy icon}} .
2014 Wank, Szkoła (01).jpg|School in Vank
⚫ </gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


⚫ == External links ==
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⚫ * Musaelian, Lusine. "." ]. CRS Issue 408, September 5, 2007.
⚫ *
⚫ * {{in lang|hy}} .
* {{GEOnet2|32FA8814F5CD3774E0440003BA962ED3}}


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Latest revision as of 01:25, 2 November 2024

Not to be confused with Vəng, Kalbajar. For the village of Vank, formerly in the province of Hadrut, Republic of Artsakh, see Çinarlı, Khojavend. Place in Kalbajar, Azerbaijan
Vank Վանք
Vəngli
View of the village from the road between Vank and Gandzasar MonasteryView of the village from the road between Vank and Gandzasar Monastery
Vank is located in AzerbaijanVankVankShow map of AzerbaijanVank is located in East Zangezur Economic RegionVankVankShow map of East Zangezur Economic Region
Coordinates: 40°03′28″N 46°32′44″E / 40.05778°N 46.54556°E / 40.05778; 46.54556
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Elevation1,031 m (3,383 ft)
Population
 • Total1,574
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Vank (Armenian: Վանք) or Vangli (Azerbaijani: Vəngli) is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. From 1991 to 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. The 13th-century Gandzasar Monastery, and the 9th-century Khokhanaberd fortress are located near Vank.

History

The 13th-century Gandzasar Monastery near Vank

The village of Vank (meaning monastery in Armenian) was founded in the 9th century, and was named as such for its proximity to Gandzasar Monastery. Although the current structure of Gandzasar was built in the 13th century, a church or monastery existed at the site several centuries before then. The village was previously also known by the name Vankashen.

The village is surrounded by several historical monuments dating to the Middle Ages. The most prominent among them is the thirteenth-century monastic complex of Gandzasar (built from 1216–38), which overlooks the village and was built by the Armenian ruler of the Principality of Khachen, Prince Hasan-Jalal Dawla. Khokhanaberd, a 9th-century mountaintop fortress is also located near Vank, which served as a castle and residence of rulers of the House of Hasan-Jalalyan.

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

In the years following the conclusion of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988-1994), the village has seen an increase in investment from the Armenian diaspora. Levon Hairapetyan, a Russian-based Armenian businessman and a native of Vank, has funded the reconstruction of homes, the local school, and sponsored the building of a zoo, and the nearby Hotel Eclectica, which resembles a ship. In October 2008, Vank was also one of several venues in Nagorno-Karabakh for a mass wedding of 560 Armenian couples.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th-century church of Yeghtsun Khut (Armenian: Եղցուն Խութ), the 12th/13th-century monastery of Havaptuk (Armenian: Հավապտուկ), a 12th/13th-century cemetery, Gandzasar monastery (1216-1238), a 13th-century khachkar, a 13th-century village, and the medieval shrine of Yeghegyan Nahatak (Armenian: Եղեգյան Նահատակ).

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 secondary school, an art school, a kindergarten, 18 shops, two hotels, and a medical centre. The community of Vank includes the village of Nareshtar.

Demographics

Vank had a population of 1,284 in 2005, and 1,574 inhabitants in 2015.

Gallery

  • The remains of Prince Hasan-Jalal's fortress of Khokhanaberd (on left), as seen from Gandzasar The remains of Prince Hasan-Jalal's fortress of Khokhanaberd (on left), as seen from Gandzasar
  • Vank as seen from Gandzasar Monastery Vank as seen from Gandzasar Monastery
  • Hotel Eclectica in Vank Hotel Eclectica in Vank
  • Lion of Vank Lion of Vank
  • Entrance to the village Entrance to the village
  • Walls of Khokhanaberd, close by are the ruins of the monastery of Havaptuk Walls of Khokhanaberd, close by are the ruins of the monastery of Havaptuk
  • School in Vank School in Vank

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ Hakobyan, Tadevos Kh.; Melik-Bakhshyan, Stepan T.; Barseghyan, Hovhannes Kh. (2001). Հայաստանի և հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան [Dictionary of toponymy of Armenia and adjacent territories] (in Armenian). Vol. 4. Yerevan: Yerevan State University Publishing House. pp. 759–60.
  5. Mkrtchyan, Shahen (1989). "Гандзасар ". Историко-архитектурные памятники Нагорного Карабаха (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Parberakan. pp. 14–19.
  6. Hewsen, Robert H. (2001). Armenia: A Historical Atlas. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN 0-226-33228-4.
  7. Mkrtchyan, Gayane (August 31, 2007). "A Wonder in Karabakh: A visit to the "mysterious" attraction of Vank". ArmeniaNow.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  8. Sargsyan, S. S. (1996). "Խոխանաբերդ. նորահայտ վիմագրեր Խաղբակյանների մասին" [Khokhanaberd: newfound inscriptions about the Khaghbakyans]. Lraber (in Armenian). 3: 96–105. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. Hakobyan, Tadevos Kh.; Melik-Bakhshyan, Stepan T.; Barseghyan, Hovhannes Kh. (2001). Հայաստանի և հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան [Dictionary of toponymy of Armenia and adjacent territories] (in Armenian). Vol. 2. Yerevan: Yerevan State University Publishing House. pp. 764–65.
  10. "Holidaying in lands that don’t exist: Artsakh." The Focus. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  11. Noble, John et al. Georgia Armenia & Azerbaijan, 3rd ed. Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet, 2008, p. 306.
  12. Hayrapetyan, Anahit. "Nagorno-Karabakh: Mass Wedding Hopes to Spark Baby Boom in Separatist Territory." Eurasianet. October 23, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  13. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.

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