Dağyurd

Dağyurd (Daghyurd) or Sarushen (Armenian: Սարուշեն) 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]

Daghyurd / Sarushen
Dağyurd / Սարուշեն
Church in the village
Daghyurd / Sarushen
Daghyurd / Sarushen
Coordinates: 39°43′20″N 46°54′20″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
DistrictKhojaly (de jure)
ProvinceAskeran (de facto)
Elevation
1,095 m (3,593 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total378
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

Demographics

The village had 388 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 378 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Village church
  • WWII 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. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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