Varnkatagh, Nagorno-Karabakh Explained

Varnkatagh (hy|Վարնկաթաղ) or Lulasaz (hy|Լուլասազ; az|Lüləsaz) is a village 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]

Toponymy

The village was known as Hakob Kamari (hy|Հակոբ Կամարի; ru|Акоп Камари|Akop Kamari) during the Soviet period.^[4]

History

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

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, the Varnkatagh branch of the Maghavuz Secondary School, and a medical centre.^[1]

Demographics

The village had 68 inhabitants in 2005,^[5] and 95 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: Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military. Landmine Mapper. GigaPan.
5. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.