Tsaghkashat, Nagorno-Karabakh

Tsaghkashat (Armenian: Ծաղկաշատ, lit. 'plentiful flowers') or Gyshlag (Armenian: Ղշլաղ, romanized: Ghshlagh; Azerbaijani: Qışlaq) 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.

For the village in Armenia, see Tsaghkashat.
Tsaghkashat / Gyshlag
Ծաղկաշատ / Qışlaq
Nikol Duman House Museum in the village
Nikol Duman House Museum in the village
Tsaghkashat / Gyshlag is located in Republic of Artsakh
Tsaghkashat / Gyshlag
Tsaghkashat / Gyshlag
Tsaghkashat / Gyshlag is located in Azerbaijan
Tsaghkashat / Gyshlag
Tsaghkashat / Gyshlag
Coordinates: 39°58′26″N 46°43′01″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceAskeran
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
803 m (2,635 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total172
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Toponymy

The village is also known as Keshish Kand and Kishlagkend.

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 tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE and the Early Middle Ages, the 12th/13th-century village of Vaka (Armenian: Վաքա), a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the nearby medieval village of Shinategh (Armenian: Շինատեղ), a chapel from the Middle Ages 1 km to the south, the 18th-century religious site of Gharabek (Armenian: Ղարաբեկ) 2 km to the south, an 18th-century cemetery, the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God'), and the Nikol Duman House Museum displaying 19th/20th-century life in the village.[1][2]

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, had 200 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 172 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

Notable people
  • Museum in the village
    Museum in the village
  • World War II monument
    World War II monument
  • Memorial
    Memorial
  • A view of the village
    A view of the village
  • A view of the village
    A view of the village

References
  1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
  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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