Kanach Tala, Nagorno-Karabakh

Kanach Tala (Armenian: Կանաչ Թալա) or Goytala (Azerbaijani: Göytala) is a village that is, de facto, in the Shushi Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh; de jure, it is in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Azerbaijani-majority population before they fled the fighting of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2]

Kanach Tala / Goytala
Կանաչ Թալա / Göytala
On the road towards the village
On the road towards the village
Kanach Tala / Goytala is located in Republic of Artsakh
Kanach Tala / Goytala
Kanach Tala / Goytala
Kanach Tala / Goytala is located in Azerbaijan
Kanach Tala / Goytala
Kanach Tala / Goytala
Coordinates: 39°40′41.9″N 46°36′54.5″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceShushi
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictShusha
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total16
Time zoneUTC+4

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE, a 12th/13th-century village, and a 19th-century cemetery.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. The village is a part of the community of Yeghtsahogh.[1]

Demographics

The village had 9 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 16 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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