Tonashen
Tonashen / Tapakend
Տոնաշեն / Təpəkənd | |
|---|---|
| Təpəkənd | |
 Village entrance, 2011 | |
  Tonashen / Tapakend  Tonashen / Tapakend | |
| 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) |
Tonashen (Armenian: Տոնաշեն; Azerbaijani: Tonaşen) or Tapakend (Azerbaijani: Təpəkənd) is a village in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan. Prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, it was de facto controlled by the Republic of Artsakh as a village in its Martakert Province. The village had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
History[edit]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites[edit]
Historical 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[edit]
The 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[edit]
The village had 79 inhabitants in 2005,[3] 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.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links[edit]
Capital: Martakert | ||
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| Not under Artsakh control | ||
