Azat
Ազատ
Azat is located in Armenia
Azat
Azat
Azat is located in Gegharkunik
Azat
Azat
Coordinates: 40°10′40″N 45°52′18″E / 40.17778°N 45.87167°E / 40.17778; 45.87167
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityVardenis
Elevation
2,054 m (6,739 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total101
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Azat, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Azat (Armenian: Ազատ; Azerbaijani: Ağkilsə, lit. 'White church') is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[2]

History

Located in the village is a heavily ruined Armenian 11th century church and a pair of medieval khachkars.[3]

The village was the birthplace of Azerbaijani ashik Ashig Alasgar (1821–1926).[4]

Demographics

In 1911, Azat, then known as Agkilisa (Russian: Агкилиса), had a predominantly Tatar (later known as Azerbaijani) population of 180 within the Nor Bayazet uezd of the Erivan Governorate of the Russian Empire.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "ԱԶԱՏ". gegharkunik.am. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  3. ↑ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. pp. 82–83. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
  4. ↑ "Ашуг Алескер". Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian).
  5. ↑ Кавказский календарь на 1912 год [Caucasian calendar for 1912] (in Russian) (67th ed.). Tiflis: Tipografiya kantselyarii Ye.I.V. na Kavkaze, kazenny dom. 1912. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.


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