Khandzk

Khandzk (Armenian: Խանձք, also Khantsk, Խանցք) or Khanyeri (Azerbaijani: Xanyeri) 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.

Khandzk / Khanyeri
Խանձք / Xanyeri
Khandzk / Khanyeri is located in Republic of Artsakh
Khandzk / Khanyeri
Khandzk / Khanyeri
Khandzk / Khanyeri is located in Azerbaijan
Khandzk / Khanyeri
Khandzk / Khanyeri
Coordinates: 39°56′02″N 46°40′43″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceAskeran
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total261
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 11th-century church of Vardapetin Khut (Armenian: Վարդապետին Խութ), the 12th/13th-century shrine of Jukhtak Khach (Armenian: Ջուխտակ խաչ), a 13th-century village, chapel and khachkar, the 13th-century St. John's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Hovhannes Yekeghetsi), St. Stephen's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi) built in 1673, and a 19th-century spring monument.[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 school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 231 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 261 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • St. Stephen's Church
    St. Stephen's Church
  • River
    River

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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