Taghaser (; ) is a village in the
Khojavend District
Khojavend District () is one of the 66 Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan, districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country in the Karabakh Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Lachin District, Lachin, Shush ...
of
Azerbaijan
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, in the
disputed region of
Nagorno-Karabakh. The village is located close to the town of
Hadrut. The village had an ethnic
Armenian
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* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
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-majority population prior to the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.
Toponymy
The name ''Taghaser'' derives from two Armenian words, ''Tagh'', meaning
quarter (of a city), and ''Ser'', meaning vertex.
History
During the
Soviet
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period, the village was part of the
Hadrut District of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) was an Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union, autonomous oblast within the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic that was created on July 7, 1923. Its capital was the city of Stepanakert. The majori ...
. After the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of the
Hadrut Province of the breakaway
Republic of Artsakh. The village came under the control of Azerbaijan on 14 October 2020, during the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 14th/15th-century
khachkar, the church of ''Taghaseri Anapat'' () built in 1635, the bridge of ''Hin Taghaser'' (, ) built in 1763, the 17th-century church of ''Surb Astvatsatsin'' (, ), the 17th-century village of ''Hin Shen'' (), a cemetery from between the 17th and 19th centuries, and a 20th-century
spring monument.
Demographics
The village had 491 inhabitants in 2005,
and 434 inhabitants in 2015.
Gallery
Կամուրջ հին Թաղասեռ,1763թ․ ,bridge old Taghaser.jpg, Hin Taghaser Bridge built in 1763
Եկեղեցի Ս․ Անապատ․ St․ Anapat.jpg, Taghaseri Anapat Church built in 1635
Արցախյան ազատամարտում զոհվածների հիշատակին նվիրված խաչքար.jpg, Memorial to the fallen in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
References
External links
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Populated places in Khojavend District
Former Armenian inhabited settlements
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