Kyatuk ( hy, Քյաթուկ) or Aghgadik ( az, Ağgədik) is a village that is, ''
de facto'', in the
Askeran Province
Askeran Province ( hy, Ասկերան) is a province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Khojaly District of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is in the center of Artsakh, surrounding the capital, Stepanakert. It is not ...
of the
breakaway Republic of Artsakh; ''
de jure'', it is in the
Khojaly District
Khojaly District ( az, Xocalı rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Karabakh Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Kalbajar, Lachin, Shusha, Agdam and Khoj ...
of
Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of
Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic
Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.
History
During the
Soviet period, the village was part of the
Askeran District of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Economy and culture
The village is part of the community of
Askeran
Askeran ( hy, Ասկերան or , ; az, Əsgəran) is a town ''de facto'' in the Republic of Artsakh as the administrative centre of its Askeran Province, ''de jure'' in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the Political status of Nagorno-Ka ...
.
Demographics
The village had 8 inhabitants in 2005,
and 6 inhabitants in 2015.
Notable people
*
Mikael Aramyants
Mikael Aramyants ( hy, Միքայել Արամյանց, May 4, 1843, Kyatuk, Varanda, Artsakh – 1923, Tiflis) was an Armenian oil magnate, industrialist, financier, and a philanthropist, and a founder and board member of the Tiflis Nati ...
(1843-1923) – Armenian oil magnate
*
Mikayel Varandian (1870-1934) – Armenian revolutionary and historian
References
External links
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Populated places in Askeran Province
Populated places in Khojaly District
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