Taghavard ( hy, Թաղավարդ) or Taghaverd ( az, Tağaverd) is a village in the

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region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic

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-majority population in 1989. Following the

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, the eastern, lower part of the village, Nerkin Taghavard ( hy, Ներքին Թաղավարդ, also called ''Taghavard Kaler'', ), is controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its

Martuni Province Martuni Province ( hy, Մարտունու շրջան) is a province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. History The territory was formed from the Soviet-era raion of Martuni District within ...

, and the western, upper part of the village, Verin Taghavard ( hy, Վերին Թաղավարդ), is controlled by

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as part of its

Khojavend District Khojavend District ( az, Xocavənd 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 Lachin, Shusha, Khojaly, Agdam, Agh ...

Toponymy

The name ''Taghavard'' derives from two Armenian words, ''Tagh'', meaning quarter (of a city), and ''Vard'', meaning rose.

History

During the

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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 of ...

of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around Taghavard include the 12th/13th-century monastery of Barevatsari Vank (also known as Jukht/Jokht Pravatsari Vank), the 17th-century Berdahonj Church, and the church of ''Surb Astvatsatsin'' ( hy, Սուրբ Աստվածածին, ) built in 1840. In July 2021, satellite images released by Caucasus Heritage Watch, a watchdog group made up of researchers from Purdue and

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, revealed that Azerbaijani bulldozers had cleared the western half of the village, thereby endangering the St. Astvatsatsin Church. It called on Azerbaijani authorities to prevent damage or destruction.THREAT ALERT: The Holy Mother of God church (S. Astvatsatsin) in the village of T’aghavard/Tağaverd (Martuni/Khojavend district) is under threat...
" Twitter. 18 July 2021.

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in

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and

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. As of 2015, the village had a municipal building, a house of culture, two schools, a kindergarten, three shops, and a medical centre.

Demographics

The village had 1,315 inhabitants in 2005, and 1,301 inhabitants in 2015.

References

External links

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Taghavard sb. Astvatsatsin ekeghetsi
he Holy Mother of God church of Taghavard Monument Watch. * {{Portal bar, Geography Populated places in Khojavend District Populated places in Martuni Province