|
Qişlaq, Khojaly
Tsaghkashat ( hy, Ծաղկաշատ, ) or Gyshlag ( hy, Ղշլաղ, Ghshlagh; az, Qışlaq) is a village ''de facto'' in the Askeran Province of the Political status of Nagorno-Karabakh, breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Toponymy The village is also known as ''Keshish Kand'' and ''Kishlagkend''. History During the Soviet Union, Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District (NKAO), Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. Historical heritage sites Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE and the Early Middle Ages, the 12th/13th-century village of ''Vaka'' ( hy, Վաքա), a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the nearby medieval village of ''Shinategh'' ( hy, Շինատեղ), a chapel from the Middle Ages 1 km to the south, the 18th-century religious site of ''Gharabek'' ( hy, Ղարաբեկ) 2 km to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Oxford Reference Online'' also place Armenia in Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region; and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor (under a Russian peacekeeping force) and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and the financial center. Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. The first Armenian state of Urartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and in the year 301 became the first state in the world to adopt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |