Dashushen / Dashkand
Դաշուշեն / Daşkənd
River near Dashushen
River near Dashushen
Dashushen / Dashkand is located in Azerbaijan
Dashushen / Dashkand
Dashushen / Dashkand
Dashushen / Dashkand is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Dashushen / Dashkand
Dashushen / Dashkand
Coordinates: 39°47′50″N 46°46′59″E / 39.79722°N 46.78306°E / 39.79722; 46.78306
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total133
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Dashushen (Armenian: Դաշուշեն) or Dashkand (Azerbaijani: Daşkənd) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. It was under the de facto control of breakaway Republic of Artsakh until the Azerbaijani offensive in the region in 2023.[2]

History

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. Since October 2023 it is under Azerbaijani forces control.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 17th/18th-century shrine of St. Saribek (Armenian: Սուրբ Սարիբեկ սրբատեղի, romanized: Surb Saribek Srbateghi), the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1843, a spring monument from 1898, as well as a 19th-century bridge 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 school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 120 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 133 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. ↑ Nagorno-Karabakh’s breakaway government says it will dissolve itself, The Guardian, 28 Sep 2023, archieved on 15 Nov 2023
  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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