Şıx Dursun
Şıx Dursun (Shykh Dursun) or Skhtorashen (Armenian: Սխտորաշեն, also Şıxtoraşen, Skhtorasher, and Suktorashen) is a village de facto in the Martuni Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan.
Shykh Dursun / Skhtorashen
Şıx Dursun / Սխտորաշեն | |
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 Tnjri, a 2000-year plane-tree near Skhtorashen | |
  Shykh Dursun / Skhtorashen  Shykh Dursun / Skhtorashen | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′13″N 46°56′26″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan (de jure) Artsakh (de facto) |
| District | Khojavend (de jure) |
| Province | Martuni (de facto) |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
| • Total | 19 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Near the village is a 2041 years old (as of 2021) giant Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) named Tnjri, with a circumference of 27 m and height of 54 m.
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Demographics
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and had 19 inhabitants in 2005.[1]
References
- "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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