Noragyugh, Nagorno-Karabakh

Noragyugh (Armenian: Նորագյուղ) or Tazabine (Azerbaijani: Təzəbinə) 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]

Noragyugh
Նորագյուղ
Təzəbinə
A sign reading "Noragyugh" and "Hovsepavan" in Armenian
Noragyugh
Noragyugh
Coordinates: 39°55′39″N 46°46′41″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
DistrictKhojaly (de jure)
ProvinceAskeran (de facto)
Elevation
634 m (2,080 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total1,517
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

The modern village was founded in 1966 by settlers from nearby Hin Noragyugh (Old Noragyugh), which was founded in the early 1800s.[3]

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. George's Church (1810), a 19th/20th-century cemetery and 12th/13th-century khachkars.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a music school, five shops and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 1,396 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 1,517 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Municipality building
  • School
  • Kindergarten
  • Playground
  • Khachkar
  • Greenhouse
  • Religious shrine
  • Memorial
  • Panorama

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. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
  4. Population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (2005)
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