Khnkavan
Khnkavan (Armenian: Խնկավան) or Khangutala (Azerbaijani: Xanqutala) is a village that is, de facto, in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh; de jure, it is in the Kalbajar 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]
Khnkavan / Khangutala
Խնկավան / Xanqutala | |
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![]() ![]() Khnkavan / Khangutala ![]() ![]() Khnkavan / Khangutala | |
Coordinates: 40°06′48″N 46°27′44″E | |
Country (de facto) | ![]() |
• Province | Martakert |
Country (de jure) | ![]() |
• District | Kalbajar |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 193 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, the Khnkavan branch of the Vaghuhas Secondary School, and a medical centre.[1]
References
- Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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