Khanabad, Nagorno-Karabakh

Khanabad (Armenian: Խանաբադ; Azerbaijani: Xanabad) or Khnapat (Armenian: Խնապատ) 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]

Khanabad / Khnapat
Xanabad / Խնապատ
Khanabad / Khnapat
Khanabad / Khnapat
Coordinates: 39°58′08″N 46°49′01″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
DistrictKhojaly (de jure)
ProvinceAskeran (de facto)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total1,042
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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 the nearby ruined village of Jraver (Armenian: Ջրվեր) from between the 12th and 17th centuries with a 17th-century cemetery, the medieval "Mets Nan" cave-sanctuary, the 19th-century St. Astvatsatsin Church and a chapel from 1224. Close by is also the ruined village of Yereshen from between the 18th and 20th centuries with khachkars from between the 9th and 13th centuries as well as the ruined village of Verin Ghlijbagh from between the 12th and 19th centuries 3 km west of Khnapat.[1][3]

Economy and culture

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

Demographics

The village had 827 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 1,042 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Khachkar
  • Landscape
  • Panorama
  • Scenery
  • Playground
  • Church
  • School

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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