Dashbulag, Nagorno-Karabakh

Dashbulag (Armenian: Դաշբուլաղ; Azerbaijani: Daşbulaq) or Astghashen (Armenian: Աստղաշեն) 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]

Dashbulag / Astghashen
Daşbulaq / Աստղաշեն
Dashbulag / Astghashen
Dashbulag / Astghashen
Coordinates: 39°55′37″N 46°42′17″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
District
Province		Khojaly (de jure)
Askeran (de facto)
Elevation
772 m (2,533 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total507
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Toponymy

The village was historically known as Karaghbyur (Armenian: Քարաղբյուր).[3]

History

The village is known for its star-shaped fossils. The fossils originate from small marine animals that lived in the Tethys Ocean that covered the area millions of years ago. There are also many other types of fossils in the area.[4]

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan SSR. The village has been administered by the Republic of Artsakh as a part of its Askeran Province since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

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 Astghashen and the neighboring village of Patara.[5][6]

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include St. George's Church from 1898 with two 16th/17th-century khachkars as well as burials sites from the 2nd-1st millennium BC and one 14th-century tomb about 4 km southwest of the village.[7]

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. The Astghashen Art School is also located in the village.[1]

Demographics

The village had 520 inhabitants in 2005,[8] and 507 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • St. George's Church in Astghashen
  • Inside St. George's Church
  • Monument to the victims of the Great Patriotic War (WWII)
  • Municipal building in Astghashen
  • School entrance
  • The famous star-shaped fossils of the village

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. Վահրամ Բալայան (2002). Արցախի պատմությունը հնադարից մինչեւ մեր օրերը.
  4. "Mysteries of Astghashen". Armenian Geographic.
  5. Armenpress (2021-02-16). "Construction of new residential settlement for displaced citizens launched in Artsakh".
  6. Siranush Ghazanchyan (2021-02-13). "New settlement being established in Artsakh's Askeran region". Public Radio of Armenia.
  7. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
  8. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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