Tonashen
Tonashen
Տոնաշեն | |
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| Təpəkənd | |
 Village entrance, 2011 | |
  Tonashen  Tonashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°18′10″N 46°41′26″E / 40.30278°N 46.69056°E | |
| Country (de facto) |  Artsakh |
| • Province | Martakert |
| Country (de jure) |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Tartar |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 84 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Tonashen (Template:Lang-hy; Template:Lang-az) or Tapakend (Template:Lang-az) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
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.[1]
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.[1]
Demographics
The village had 79 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 84 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links
Capital: Martakert | ||
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| Not under Artsakh control | ||
