Karmir Shuka ( hy, Կարմիր Շուկա) or Girmizi Bazar ( az, Qırmızı Bazar) is a village ''
de facto'' in the
Martuni Province of the
breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''
de jure'' in the
Khojavend District of
Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of
Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic
Armenian population, and had an Armenian majority in 1989.
Etymology
The name of the village was ''Krasny Bazar'' (russian: Красный Базар) during the
Soviet Union, meaning "Red Market" in
Russian. The Armenian name, and the Azerbaijani rendering, also mean "Red Market".
History
During the
Soviet 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
Tnjri, a 2,000-year-old
Oriental Plane, the 12th/13th-century village of ''Mavas'' ( hy, Մավաս), a 12th/13th-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 ...
, a cemetery from between the 17th and 18th centuries, the 17th-century monastic complex of ''Yerek Mankuk'' ( hy, Երեք մանկուք) in ''Mavas'', the church of ''Surb Astvatsatsin'' ( hy, Սուրբ Աստվածածին, ) built in 1731 near the nearby village of
Skhtorashen
Skhtorashen ( hy, Սխտորաշեն, also ''Şıxtoraşen'', ''Skhtorasher'', and ''Suktorashen'') or Shykh Dursun ( az, Şıx Dursun) is a village ''de facto'' in the Martuni Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Kho ...
, and the 18th-century St. George's Chapel Church ( hy, Սուրբ Գևորգ մատուռ-եկեղեցի, Surb Gevorg Matur-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, eight shops, and a medical centre. The community of Karmir Shuka includes the village of
Skhtorashen
Skhtorashen ( hy, Սխտորաշեն, also ''Şıxtoraşen'', ''Skhtorasher'', and ''Suktorashen'') or Shykh Dursun ( az, Şıx Dursun) is a village ''de facto'' in the Martuni Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Kho ...
.
Demographics
The village had 926 inhabitants in 2005,
and 1,113 inhabitants in 2015.
Gallery
Karmir Shouka.jpg, A sign at the entrance of the village on the north–south highway in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Starý platan, Náhorní Karabach.jpg, Tnjri, a 2,000-year-old Oriental Plane between the village and Skhtorashen
Skhtorashen ( hy, Սխտորաշեն, also ''Şıxtoraşen'', ''Skhtorasher'', and ''Suktorashen'') or Shykh Dursun ( az, Şıx Dursun) is a village ''de facto'' in the Martuni Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Kho ...
.
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Populated places in Martuni Province
Populated places in Khojavend District