Khachen, Nagorno-Karabakh Explained

Official Name:Khachen / Seyidbeyli
Native Name:Խաչեն / Seyidbəyli
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#Karabakh
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1: District
Subdivision Name1:Khojaly
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:332
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.9847°N 46.695°W
Elevation M:958

Khachen (hy|Խաչեն) or Seyidbeyli (az|Seyidbəyli) 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[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

Toponymy

The village was known as Seyidishen (ru|Сеидишен) during the Soviet period.[4] [5]

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century Kachaghakaberd Fortress in the mountains to the west, a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the 13th-century St. Stephen's Church (hy|Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի|Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi), the 13th/14th-century monastery of Ptkes Berk (hy|Պտկես բերք), an 18th-century village, and the 19th-century St. John's Church (hy|Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի|Surb Hovhannes Yekeghetsi).[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 secondary school, a kindergarten and a medical centre. The community of Khachen includes the village of Urakhach.[1]

Demographics

The village had 369 inhabitants in 2005,[6] and 332 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: Azərbaycan Respublikasının bəzi yaşayış məntəqələrinin tarixi adlarının bərpası və dəqiqləşdirilməsi haqqında . . 29 December 1992 . e-qanun.az . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607142534/http://e-qanun.az/files/framework/data/7/f_7976.htm . 25 February 2021 . 2013-06-07 .
  5. Web site: Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military. Landmine Mapper. GigaPan.
  6. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.