Harav ( hy, Հարավ) or Harov (also ''Garov'') 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. The village has an ethnic Armenians, Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.

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 a 13th-century khachkar, the 16th/17th-century monastery-fortress of ''Bovurkhan'' ( hy, Բովուրխան), a 17th/18th-century cemetery, and the St. Mesrop Church ( hy, Սուրբ Մեսրոպ եկեղեցի, Surb Mesrop Yekeghetsi) built in 1795.

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.

Demographics

The village had 300 inhabitants in 2005, and 324 inhabitants in 2015.

References

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* * {{Portal bar, Geography Populated places in Khojaly District Populated places in Askeran Province