Hin Shen

Hin Shen (Armenian: Հին Շեն, also Հինշեն, Hinshen) or Kichik Galadarasi (Azerbaijani: Kiçik Qaladərəsi) is a village de facto in the Shushi Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi
Հին Շեն / Kiçik Qaladərəsi
Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi
Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi
Coordinates: 39°38′14″N 46°36′10″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
DistrictShusha (de jure)
ProvinceShushi (de facto)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total190
Time zoneUTC+4

Toponymy

The village was known as Kirov (Russian: Киров) during the Soviet period,[3] and is also known as Koynashen.

History

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

Demographics

The village had 176 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 190 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. Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.
  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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