Lusadzor, Nagorno-Karabakh
Lusadzor / Mehdibayli Լուսաձոր / Mehdibəyli | |
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39°53′35″N 46°43′52″E / 39.89306°N 46.73111°E / 39.89306; 46.73111 | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojaly |
Elevation | 823 m (2,700 ft) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 177 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Lusadzor (Armenian: Լուսաձոր) or Mehdibayli (Azerbaijani: Mehdibəyli) is a village located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Toponymy
The village was known as Mekhdishen (Russian: Мехдишен) during the Soviet period.[2]
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a settlement, chapel-shrine and tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE, as well as the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1]
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.[1]
Demographics
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 177 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 177 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links
- Lusadzor, Nagorno-Karabakh at GEOnet Names Server
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