Krasni ( hy, Քռասնի) or Daghdaghan ( az, Dağdağan) is a village 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
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. The village has an ethnic
Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. It was under the ''
de facto
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'' control of
breakaway Republic of Artsakh
Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a list of states with limited recognition, breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan ...
until the
Azerbaijani takeover of the region in 2023.
Nagorno-Karabakh’s breakaway government says it will dissolve itself, The Guardian, 28 Sep 2023, archieved on 15 Nov 2023
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History
During the Soviet
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period, the village was part of the Askeran District 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 a 19th-century church and cemetery.
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture
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and animal husbandry
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. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, and a medical centre.
Demographics
The village had 213 inhabitants in 2005,
Gallery
Տեսարան_գյուղից,_Քռասնի.jpg, Landscape
Լիճ,_Քռանի.jpg, Lake near the village
Տուն_-_թանգարան,_Քռասնի.jpg, Museum
Ճանապարհ_դեպի_գյուղ,_Քռասնի.jpg, Road leading to the village
Երկրորդ_համաշխարհային_պատերազմի_զոհերին_նվիրված_հուշարձան,_Քռասնի.jpg, World War II Monument
References
External links
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Populated places in Askeran Province
Populated places in Khojaly District
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