Badara, Nagorno-Karabakh

Badara, Patara (Armenian: Պատարա) or Ptretsik (Armenian: Պտրեցիկ) is a village de facto in the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

Badara / Patara / Ptretsik
Պատարա / Պտրեցիկ
Badara / Patara / Ptretsik
Badara / Patara / Ptretsik
Coordinates: 39°55′18″N 46°39′43″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
DistrictKhojaly (de jure)
ProvinceAskeran (de facto)
Elevation
890 m (2,920 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total815
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

After the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Artsakh launched the construction of a new settlement for displaced people close to the village, in the area between Patara and the neighboring village of Astghashen.[3][4]

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in the village include the restored three-nave St. Stephen's Church built in 1870 as well as the small Drbasut Yeghtsi chapel.[5][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, a house of culture, two shops and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 849 inhabitants in 2005,[6] and 815 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • St. Stephen's Church
  • Religious shrine
  • Municipality building
  • Village school
  • Vodka production in the village
  • A monument to victims of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
  • Scenery
  • Panorama
  • Monument

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. Armenpress (2021-02-16). "Construction of new residential settlement for displaced citizens launched in Artsakh".
  4. Siranush Ghazanchyan (2021-02-13). "New settlement being established in Artsakh's Askeran region". Public Radio of Armenia.
  5. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
  6. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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