Yeghtsahogh ( hy, Եղցահող; az, Yextsahoğ) or Sarybaba ( az, Sarıbaba) is a village that is, ''
de facto'', in the
Shushi Province
Shushi Province ( hy, Շուշիի շրջան) is a province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The province has 7 communities of which 1 is considered urban and 6 are rural. The town of Shushi ...
of the
breakaway Republic of Artsakh; ''
de jure'', it is in the
Shusha 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 part of the
Shusha District of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...
.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a cemetery from between the 17th and 19th centuries, an 18th-century
spring monument, the 18th/19th-century church of ''Surb Astvatsatsin'' ( hy, Սուրբ Աստվածածին, ), an 18th/19th-century shrine, and the church of ''
Surb Sargis'' ( hy, Սուրբ Սարգիս) built in 2003.
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, and a medical centre. The Yeghtsahogh branch of the Shushi Children's Music School is also located in the village. The Yeghtsahogh community includes the villages of
Kanach Tala and
Tasy Verst
Tasy Verst ( hy, Տասը Վերստ), Tsaghkadzor ( hy, Ծաղկաձոր; az, Saxkadzor) or Onverst is a village ''de facto'' in the Shushi Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the ...
.
Demographics
The village had 132 inhabitants in 2005,
and 118 inhabitants in 2015.
References
External links
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Populated places in Shushi Province
Populated places in Shusha District