Noragyugh, Nagorno-Karabakh Explained

Official Name:Təzəbinə
Native Name:Նորագյուղ
Noragyugh
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:1517
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.9275°N 46.7781°W
Elevation M:634

Noragyugh (hy|Նորագյուղ) or Tazabine (az|Təzəbinə) 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]

History

The modern village was founded in 1966 by settlers from the nearby village of Hin Noragyugh (hy|Հին Նորագյուղ,), which was founded in the early 1800s.[4]

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 a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the shrine of Sare Khach (hy|Սարե Խաչ) from between the 12th and 20th centuries, St. George's Church (hy|Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի|Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 1810, a 19th/20th-century cemetery, and a 19th-century spring monument.[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 music school, five shops and a medical centre. The Noragyugh branch of the Askeran Children's Music School is also located in the village.[1]

Demographics

The village had 1,396 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 1,517 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. Book: Kiesling. Brady. Raffi. Kojian. 2019. Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh. 3rd. Armeniapedia Publishing.
  5. http://census.stat-nkr.am/nkr/1-1.pdf Population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (2005)