Tsmakahogh
Place in Kalbajar, Azerbaijan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Place in Kalbajar, Azerbaijan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tsmakahogh (Armenian: Ծմակահող) or Bazarkend (Azerbaijani: Bazarkənd) is a village in the Kalbajar 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]
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Ծմակահող / Bazarkənd | |
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Coordinates: 40°03′32.4″N 46°35′02.7″E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
• District | Kalbajar |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 261 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 12th/13th-century cemetery, St. Stephen's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi) built in 1229, and the 13th-century Mamkan Church (Armenian: Մամքան Եկեղեցի).[1]
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]
The village had 228 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 261 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
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