Kolatak

Kolatak (Armenian: Քոլատակ; Azerbaijani: Kolatağ) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

Kolatak
Քոլատակ
Kolatağ
A view of Kolatak
Kolatak
Kolatak
Coordinates: 40°00′11″N 46°36′00″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
DistrictKalbajar (de jure)
ProvinceMartakert (de facto)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total250
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Situated on a mountain above the village is the 13th-century Armenian monastery of Metsaranits, also known as Hakobavank.

History

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

Demographics

The village had 273 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 250 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • A view of the village
  • Metsaranits Monastery complex
  • Scenery around Kolatak
  • Armenian-language inscription in the Metsaranits Monastery
  • Mountains around Kolatak

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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