Mets Shen, Shusha
Village in Shusha District, Azerbaijan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mets Shen (Armenian: Մեծ Շեն) or Boyuk Galadarasi (Azerbaijani: Böyük Qaladərəsi) is a village located in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed 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]
Mets Shen / Boyuk Galadarasi
Մեծ Շեն / Böyük Qaladərəsi | |
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  Mets Shen / Boyuk Galadarasi | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′30″N 46°36′07″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Shusha |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 116 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
The village was known as Metskaladeresi (Russian: Мецкаладереси) during the Soviet period.[4]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Shusha District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the church of Parin Pizh (Armenian: Պարին Պիժ) built in 1658, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1]
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]
The village had 92 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 116 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Parin Pizh Church
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