Harav

Harav (Armenian: Հարավ) or Harov (also Garov) is a village de facto in the Askeran Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

Harav
Հարավ
Harov
Harav is located in Republic of Artsakh
Harav
Harav
Harav is located in Azerbaijan
Harav
Harav
Coordinates: 39°49′22″N 46°50′53″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceAskeran
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
1,129 m (3,704 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total324
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 a 13th-century khachkar, the 16th/17th-century monastery-fortress of Bovurkhan (Armenian: Բովուրխան), a 17th/18th-century cemetery, and the St. Mesrop Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Մեսրոպ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Mesrop Yekeghetsi) built in 1795.[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 kindergarten, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 300 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 324 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. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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