Nerkin Horatagh ( hy, Ներքին Հոռաթաղ) or Ashaghy Oratagh ( az, Aşağı Oratağ) is a village ''
de facto
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'' in the
Martakert Province
Martakert Province ( hy, Մարտակերտ) is a province of the Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The population is mainly Armenian. The province has 43 communities of which one is considered urban and 42 a ...
of the
breakaway Republic of Artsakh
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, ''
de jure
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'' 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
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, in the disputed region of
Nagorno-Karabakh
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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. The village is located close to the town of
Martakert
Martakert ( hy, Մարտակերտ, also , ) or Aghdara ( az, Ağdərə ) is a town ''de facto'' in the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as the administrative capital of its Martakert Province, ''de jure'' in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, i ...
.
History
During the
Soviet
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period, the village was a part of the
Mardakert 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 church built in 1094, a medieval cemetery, the church of ''Surb Astvatsatsin'' ( hy, Սուրբ Աստվածածին, ) built in 1904-1914,
and St. George's Church ( hy, Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 2012.
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in
agriculture
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,
animal husbandry, and
mining
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. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, 10 shops, and a medical centre.
Demographics
The village had 776 inhabitants in 2005,
and 840 inhabitants in 2015.
References
External links
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Populated places in Martakert Province
Populated places in Tartar District