Garadaghly ( az, Qaradağlı) is a village in the
Khojavend District of
Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of
Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an
Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Azerbaijan
* Azerbaijanis
* Azerbaijani language
See also
* Azerbaijan (disambiguation)
* Azeri (disambiguation)
* Azerbaijani cuisine
* Culture of Azerbaijan
The culture of Azerbaijan ...
-majority population prior to their expulsion during the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...
.
History
During the
Soviet period, the village was part of the
Martuni District of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
In early February 1992, during the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...
, Armenian forces
captured the village as well as the villages of
Malibeyli ) and
Aghdaban. Their inhabitants were expelled, resulting in the death of at least 99 civilians and 140 injuries. The
attack on the village resulted in the deaths of more than 20 people and the injuries of 15 others. According to the State of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons, 26 citizens of Azerbaijan have been reported missing since Armenian forces captured the village.
Following the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village has been administrated as part of the
Martuni Province of the
Republic of Artsakh.
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 secondary school, and a medical centre.
Demographics
According to the 1910 publication of the ''Caucasian Calendar'', Garadaghly had 500 inhabitants in 1908, the majority of whom were Tatars (later known as
Azerbaijanis
Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most numer ...
), the village also had an Azerbaijani majority in 1989.
Azerbaijani
IDPs from the village mostly settled in the
Beylagan District of Azerbaijan.
The village was settled by Armenians after the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
In the present-day, the village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, with 70 inhabitants in 2005,
and 110 inhabitants in 2015.
References
External links
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Populated places in Martuni Province
Populated places in Khojavend District
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