Myurishen ( hy, Մյուրիշեն, also ''Mirushen'', ) or Mirikend ( az, Mirikənd) is a village ''
de facto
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'' in the
Martuni Province of the
breakaway Republic of Artsakh
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, ''
de jure
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'' in the
Khojavend District of
Azerbaijan
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, in the disputed region of
Nagorno-Karabakh. 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.
History
During the
Soviet
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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 o ...
of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a cemetery from between the 15th and 17th centuries, the church of ''Surb Astvatsatsin'' ( hy, Սուրբ Աստվածածին, ) built in 1869, and a 19th-century
watermill
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.
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 school, and a medical centre.
Demographics
The village had 200 inhabitants in 2005,
and 160 inhabitants in 2015.
References
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Populated places in Martuni Province
Populated places in Khojavend District
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