Karmirgyugh, Nagorno-Karabakh

Karmirgyugh (Armenian: Կարմիրգյուղ, lit. 'Red Village') or Gyzyloba (Azerbaijani: Qızıloba) is a village that is, de facto, in the Askeran Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh; de jure, it is in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

For the village in Armenia, see Karmirgyugh.
Karmirgyugh / Gyzyloba
Կարմիրգյուղ / Qızıloba
A view of the village
A view of the village
Karmirgyugh / Gyzyloba is located in Republic of Artsakh
Karmirgyugh / Gyzyloba
Karmirgyugh / Gyzyloba
Karmirgyugh / Gyzyloba is located in Azerbaijan
Karmirgyugh / Gyzyloba
Karmirgyugh / Gyzyloba
Coordinates: 39°46′06″N 46°51′02″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceAskeran
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
1,211 m (3,973 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total171
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century Church of the Martyr (Armenian: Ըղեն նահատակ եկեղեցի, romanized: Yghen Nahatak Yekeghetsi), an 18th/19th-century cemetery, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1841, a spring monument from 1862, and a bridge built in 1864.[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, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population. It had 174 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 171 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Scenery around the village
    Scenery around the village
  • Nature around the village
    Nature around the village

References
  1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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