Krasni, Nagorno-Karabakh
Krasni / Daghdaghan
Քռասնի / Dağdağan | |
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Krasni / Daghdaghan is located in Azerbaijan Krasni / Daghdaghan | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′52″N 46°49′18″E / 39.79778°N 46.82167°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 962 m (3,156 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 243 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Krasni (Armenian: Քռասնի) or Daghdaghan (Azerbaijani: Dağdağan) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 19th-century church and cemetery.[1]
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
The village had 213 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 243 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Gallery
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Landscape
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Lake near the village
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Museum
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Road leading to the village
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World War II Monument
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ↑ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ↑ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ↑ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
