Sos ( hy, Սոս) 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-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.

History

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include Amaras Monastery (established in the 4th century, rebuilt in 1858), the 5th/6th-century St. Lusavorich monastic complex and pilgrimage site, the 19th-century St. George's Church ( hy, Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi), and the Tevosants spring monument (1902).

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and

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. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, three shops, and a medical centre.

Demographics

The village had 1,016 inhabitants in 2005, and 1,089 inhabitants in 2015.

Gallery

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* * {{Portal bar, Geography Populated places in Martuni Province Populated places in Khojavend District