Karakend
Karakend
Place in Khojavend, Azerbaijan
Karakend[lower-alpha 1] (Armenian: Քարաքենդ; Azerbaijani: Qarakənd, lit. 'black village'), or Berdashen (Armenian: Բերդաշեն, lit. 'village of the fortress' is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Karakend / Berdashen
Qarakənd / Բերդաշեն | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°50′51″N 47°01′49″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Elevation | 656 m (2,152 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,606 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
The village had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, on November 20, 1991, an Azerbaijani MI-8 military helicopter, carrying a peacekeeping mission team consisting of 13 Azerbaijani government officials, 2 Russian and 1 Kazakhstani Ministry of Internal Affairs officials, 3 Azerbaijani journalists and 3 helicopter crewmen was shot down by Armenian forces near the village.[3][4] All 22 people (19 passengers and 3 crew) on board were killed in the crash.[5]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 12th-century khachkar, the 17th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God'), the chapel of Mets Nahatak (Armenian: Մեծ Նահատակ) built in 1676, a 17th/18th-century shrine and the fortress of Kusaberd (Armenian: Կուսաբերդ), also known as Aghjkaberd (Armenian: Աղջկաբերդ).[1]
As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, six shops, and a medical centre.[1]
The village had 1,498 inhabitants in 2005,[6] and 1,606 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
- "Pitsi Nahatak" chapel
- Kusaberd-Aghjkaberd monument
- Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- Roman Glebov (1991-11-25). "Республики. В Азербайджане сбит вертолет с VIP на борту" [Republics. A helicopter with VIP on board has been shot down in Azerbaijan.] (in Russian). Kommersant. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- Menashri, David (1998). Central Asia Meets Middle East. London, Great Britain: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. p. 155. ISBN 0-7146-4600-8.
- "Azerbaijan Association. 17 year passes since "Mi-8" military helicopter was shot in Garakand sky – complete list of the perished people". November 21, 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
