Shosh ( hy, Շոշ), Shushikend ( hy, Շուշիքենդ; az, Şuşikənd) or Shushakend ( az, Şuşakənd) is a village ''

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'' in the

Askeran Province Askeran Province ( hy, Ասկերան) is a province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Khojaly District of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is in the center of Artsakh, surrounding the capital, Stepanakert. It is not ...

of the breakaway

Republic of Artsakh Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a list of states with limited recognition, breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan ...

, ''

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'' in the

Khojaly District Khojaly District ( az, Xocalı 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, Lachin, Shusha, Agdam and Khoj ...

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, in the disputed region of

Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh ( ) is a landlocked country, landlocked region in the Transcaucasia, South Caucasus, within the mountainous range of Karabakh, lying between Lower Karabakh and Syunik Province, Syunik, and covering the southeastern range o ...

. The village has an ethnic

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * 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

Shosh's name and history is connected to that of

Shusha / hy, Շուշի , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = ShushaCollection2021.jpg , image_caption = Landmarks of Shusha, from top left:Ghazanchetsots Cathedral • Yukhari Govhar ...

(Shushi), which is located a short distance from the village. The Armenian historian Leo considered it likely that the village Shosh received its name from Shushi, which he considered the older settlement, although some sources say that Shushi received its name from the village. During the

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

period, the village was part of the Askeran 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 ...

. The village has been administered by the

since 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 ...

. After the

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of ...

, five Armenian families displaced from Vazgenashen (Gulably) settled in the village, as well as in Ivanyan (Khojaly).

Historical heritage sites

There are three Armenian churches in the village, the 19th-century church of ''Surb Astvatsatsin'' ( hy, Սուրբ Աստվածածին, ) in the village centre, St. Stephen's Church ( hy, Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi) built in 1655 on the village cemetery grounds, and above the village on a hill in the north, there is a church with an adjacent cemetery with

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. The 19th-century chapel of ''Karmir Taran'' ( hy, Կարմիր Տարան) is also located in the village. Other historical heritage sites in and around the village include the medieval shrine of ''Shoghasar'' ( hy, Շողասար), a 17th-century

, the 18th-century bridge of ''Dzakhlik'' ( hy, Ձախլիկ), and a 19th-century

watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...

.Mkrtchyan, Shahen. Historical-Architectural Monuments of Nagorno Karabagh. Yerevan, 1989. (''Շահեն Մկրտչյան, «Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի պատմաճարտարապետական հուշարձանները»'') A monument in honor of the 18th-century Armenian satirist and fabulist

Pele Pughi Pele Pughi (; 1731–1810) was an 18th-century Armenian satirist and fabulist from Karabakh. Biography Pele Poughi was born in 1731 in either Çanaqçı, Khojaly, Avetaranots or Shushikend, Shosh village of Safavid Karabakh. He served as a j ...

was built in 1976 between Shosh and

Mkhitarashen Mkhitarashen ( hy, Մխիթարաշեն) or Mukhtar ( az, Muxtar) is a village ''de facto'' in the Askeran Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Kara ...

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, four shops, and a medical centre.

Demographics

The village had 544 inhabitants in 2005, and 641 inhabitants in 2015.

Notable people

Arsen Terteryan Arsen Harutyuni Terteryan ( hy, Արսեն Տերտերյան; 22 December 1882, Shusha – 6 October 1953, Yerevan) was a Soviet Armenian literary critic, academic of Science Academy of Armenia, awarded by ''Renowned scientist'' title (1940). G ...

(1882-1953) – Soviet Armenian scientist and writer *

(1731-1810) – Armenian satirist and fabulist

Gallery

Մուտք, Շոշ.jpg, A view of the village Փառք մեծ հայրենականում զոհված Շոշեցի մարտիկներին.jpg, WWII memorial Խաչքար, Շոշում.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 ...

Ճանապարհ դեպի Շոշ.jpg, Sign reading "Shosh" in Armenian and Latin characters Գերեզմանաքար, Շոշ.jpg, Cemetery Շոշի եկեղեցին.jpg, Village church Եկեղեցու_մուտք,_Շոշում.jpg, Church door Հայրենական մեծ պատերազմի Զոհերի հիշատակին նվիրված պատմատախտակ.jpg, World War II memorial wall Շոշի գյուղապետարան.jpg, Municipal building Դպրոց,_Շոշում.jpg, School Բուժկետ,_Շոշում.jpg, Medical center Բնակավայր.jpg, A view of the village

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shosh, Nagorno-Karabakh Populated places in Askeran Province Populated places in Khojaly District