Vardadzor, Martakert Explained

Official Name:Vardadzor / Gulyatag
Native Name:Վարդաձոր / Gülyataq
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Type3: District
Subdivision Name3:Tartar
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:199
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.1478°N 46.7448°W

Vardadzor (hy|Վարդաձոր) or Gulyatag (az|Gülyataq; hy|Գյուլաթաղ|Gyulatagh) is a village that is located 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]

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century St. Joseph's Church (hy|Սուրբ Հովսեփ եկեղեցի|Surb Hovsep Yekeghetsi), a 12th/13th-century cemetery, and the Melik-Alaverdyan Fortress (hy|Մելիք-Ալավերդյանների ամրոց|Melik-Alaverdyanneri Amrots) built in 1799.[1]

Economy and culture

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

Demographics

The village had 193 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 199 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: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.