Nerkin Horatagh Explained

Nerkin Horatagh / Ortakend
Native Name:Ներքին Հոռաթաղ / Ortakənd
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#Karabakh
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1: District
Subdivision Name1:Tartar
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:840
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.1894°N 46.7828°W

Nerkin Horatagh (hy|Ներքին Հոռաթաղ; az|Aşağı Oratağ) or Ortakend (az|Ortakənd) is a village in the Tartar 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[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3] The village is located close to the town of Martakert.

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a church built in 1094, a medieval cemetery, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (hy|Սուրբ Աստվածածին,) built in 1904-1914,[1] and St. George's Church (hy|Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի|Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 2012.[4]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, 10 shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 776 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 840 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015). Hakob Ghahramanyan.
  2. Web site: Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война . Андрей Зубов . drugoivzgliad.com .
  3. News: Sauer . Pjotr . 2 October 2023 . ‘It’s a ghost town’: UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled . en-GB . . 9 November 2023 . 0261-3077.
  4. Web site: Արցախի Ներքին Հոռաթաղ գյուղում օծվել է Սբ. Գևորգ եկեղեցին. times.am. 2012-03-23.
  5. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.