Tonashen

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Tapakend (Template:Lang-az) is a village de jure in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the Jraberd Fortress (Template:Lang-hy) from between the 9th and 18th centuries, a medieval church, a 12th/13th-century cemetery, a 13th-century khachkar, the medieval village of Mets Tvot (Template:Lang-hy), the 13th-century Kotrats Yeghtsi Church (Template:Lang-hy), and the Yerits Mankants Monastery (Template:Lang-hy) built in 1691.

Economy and culture

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

Demographics

The village had 79 inhabitants in 2005, and 84 inhabitants in 2015.

External links

• Tonashen at GEOnet Names Server