Gishi ( hy, Գիշի, also , ) or Kish ( az, Kiş) is a village ''

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Martuni Province Martuni Province ( hy, Մարտունու շրջան) is a province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. History The territory was formed from the Soviet-era raion of Martuni District within t ...

of the breakaway‎

Republic of Artsakh Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former ...

, ''

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'' in the

Khojavend District Khojavend District ( az, Xocavənd 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 Lachin, Shusha, Khojaly, Agdam, Agh ...

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, in the disputed region of

Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh ( ) is a landlocked region in the South Caucasus, within the mountainous range of Karabakh, lying between Lower Karabakh and Syunik, and covering the southeastern range of the Lesser Caucasus mountains. The region is m ...

. The village has an ethnic

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-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.

History

During the

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period, the village was a part of the

Martuni District Martuni District ( az, Martuni rayonu; hy, Մարտունու շրջան) was an administrative unit within the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. History The administrative centre of ...

of the

Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), DQMV, hy, Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Ինքնավար Մարզ, ԼՂԻՄ was an autonomous oblast within the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic that was created on July 7, 1923. Its cap ...

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 18th/19th-century shrine of ''Voske Khach'' ( hy, Ոսկե խաչ), and an 18th/19th-century

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monument.

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in

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and

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. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, six shops, and a medical centre.

Demographics

The village had 1,234 inhabitants in 2005, and 1,115 inhabitants in 2015.

Gallery

Voske Khach spring water and worship place.jpg, Voske Khach shrine The Great Patriotic War monument in Gishi village.jpg, WWII (

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) monument Artsakh Liberation War monument in Gishi village.jpg,

First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic conflict, ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 t ...

monument Bjamal spring water source.jpg, Bjamal

Graveyard Voske Khach.jpg, Cemetery in the village

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gishi, Nagorno-Karabakh Populated places in Martuni Province Populated places in Khojavend District