Krasni, Nagorno-Karabakh

Krasni (Armenian: Քռասնի) or Daghdaghan (Azerbaijani: Dağdağan) 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]

Krasni / Daghdaghan
Քռասնի / Dağdağan
Krasni / Daghdaghan is located in Republic of Artsakh
Krasni / Daghdaghan
Krasni / Daghdaghan
Krasni / Daghdaghan is located in Azerbaijan
Krasni / Daghdaghan
Krasni / Daghdaghan
Coordinates: 39°47′52″N 46°49′18″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceAskeran
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
962 m (3,156 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total243
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 a 19th-century church and cemetery.[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 had 213 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 243 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Landscape
    Landscape
  • Lake near the village
    Lake near the village
  • Museum
    Museum
  • Road leading to the village
    Road leading to the village
  • World War II Monument
    World War II Monument

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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