Ballyja, Nagorno-Karabakh

Ballyja (Armenian: Բալուջա, romanized: Baluja; Azerbaijani: Ballıca) or Aygestan (Armenian: Այգեստան) 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]

Ballyja / Aygestan
Ballıca / Այգեստան
Ballyja / Aygestan
Ballyja / Aygestan
Coordinates: 39°51′57″N 46°43′24″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
DistrictKhojaly (de jure)
ProvinceAskeran (de facto)
Area
 • Total2,283.46 km2 (881.65 sq mi)
Elevation
1,084 m (3,556 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total1,084
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include St. Astvatsatsin Church (1850), a 17th/19th-century cemetery, 13th-century khachkars, the 12th/13th-century Prshni Nahatak sanctuary and the 12th/13th-century Tamtsi Church.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry as well as in different state institutions. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.[1] The village is home to the Artsakh Brandy Company.[3]

Demographics

The village had 1,091 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 1,084 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Panorama
  • Municipality building
  • School in the village
  • Church in the village
  • Street in the village
  • A view of the village
  • WWII (Great Patriotic War) 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. "Contacts | OHANYAN BRANDY COMPANY".
  4. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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