Myurishen

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Myurishen
Մյուրիշեն
Mirikənd
WWII memorial in Myurishen
WWII memorial in Myurishen
Myurishen is located in Azerbaijan
Myurishen
Myurishen
Myurishen is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Myurishen
Myurishen
Coordinates: 39°50′33″N 46°55′10″E / 39.84250°N 46.91944°E / 39.84250; 46.91944
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total160
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Myurishen (Armenian: Մյուրիշեն, also Mirushen, Միրուշեն) or Mirikend (Azerbaijani: Mirikənd) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

History[edit]

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites[edit]

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a cemetery from between the 15th and 17th centuries, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit.'Holy Mother of God') built in 1869, and a 19th-century watermill.[1]

Economy and culture[edit]

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics[edit]

The village had 200 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 160 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.

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