Mets Shen ( hy, Մեծ Շեն) or Ulu Garabey ( az, Ulu Qarabəy) is a village that is, ''
de facto'', in the
Martakert Province of the
breakaway Republic of Artsakh; ''
de jure'', it is in the
Tartar District
Tartar District ( az, Tərtər 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, Goranboy, Yevlakh, Barda, ...
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
Mardakert 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, the medieval fortress of ''Dzoratap'' ( hy, Ձորատափ), a 17th-century
khachkar
A ''khachkar'', also known as a ''khatchkar'' or Armenian cross-stone ( hy, խաչքար, , խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, in ...
, and the 17th-century St. George's Church ( hy, Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi).
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in
agriculture and
animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starti ...
. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, two shops, and a medical centre.
Demographics
The village had 322 inhabitants in 2005,
and 341 inhabitants in 2015.
References
External links
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Populated places in Martakert Province
Populated places in Tartar District
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