Vaghuhas ( hy, Վաղուհաս) or Gozlu ( az, Qozlu) is a village ''

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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

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, ''

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'' in the

Kalbajar District Kalbajar District ( az, Kəlbəcər rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the East Zangezur Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Lachin, Khojaly, Agdam, Tart ...

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, in the disputed region of

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. The village has an ethnic

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-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.

History

During the

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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 the ruins of the ancient Armenian settlement of '' Mayrakahag'' ( hy, Մայրաքաղաք), including the Tiramayr Monastery ( hy, Տիրամայր Վանք) built in 1183,Ш. Мкртчян / Майракахак или монастырь Тирамайр /Историко-архитектурные памятники Нагорно-Карабаха/ стр. 47-48 (360) an 8th/9th-century chapel, a 12th/13th-century cemetery, the monastery of ''Khatravank'' ( hy, Խաթրավանք) built in 1204, the monastery of ''Karmiravan'' ( hy, Կարմիրավան) built in 1224, also known as the Red Monastery – ''Karmir Vank'', , and the medieval village of ''Hin Vaghuhas'' ( hy, Հին Վաղուհաս, ).

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

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, seven shops, and a medical centre.

Demographics

The village had 638 inhabitants in 2005, and 678 inhabitants in 2015.

Gallery

Вагуас2.jpg, Scenery around Vaghuhas Вагуас4.jpg, Forest near the village Vakhuas.JPG, A sign in Armenian reading "Vaghuhas" «Խաթրավանք» վանական համալիր 1.jpg,

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 ...

s of Khatravank Вагуас5.jpg, Forest near the village Вагуас.jpg, Aerial view of Vaghuhas Khatravanq Monastery 48.jpg, Interior of Khatravank Khatyrvank temple in Qozlu.jpg, The 13th-century Karmiravan Monastery Khatyrvank temple in Qozlu7.jpg, Inscriptions in Armenian on the walls of the Karmiravan Monastery

References

External links

* {{Portal bar, Geography Populated places in Martakert Province Populated places in Kalbajar District