Ağkənd, Khojavend

Spitakashen (Armenian: Սպիտակաշեն) or Ağkənd (Aghkend) is a village de facto in the Martuni Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

"Spitakashen, Martuni" redirects here. For another place called Spitakashen, see Spitakashen, Hadrut.
Spitakashen
Սպիտակաշեն
Ağkənd
Spitakashen
Spitakashen
Coordinates: 39°49′24″N 47°01′04″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
DistrictKhojavend (de jure)
ProvinceMartuni (de facto)
Elevation
687 m (2,254 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total453
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Etymology

The village's name means "white village" in both the Armenian language and the Azerbaijani language.

History

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

Demographics

The village had 437 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 453 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References
  1. 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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