Vaghuhas

Vaghuhas (Armenian: Վաղուհաս, romanized: Vaghuhas) or Gozlu (Azerbaijani: Qozlu) is a village de jure in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, de facto in the Martakert Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

Vaghuhas

Վաղուհաս
Qozlu
Vaghuhas
Vaghuhas
Coordinates: 40°06′52″N 46°28′47″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
RayonKalbajar (de jure)
ProvinceMartakert (de facto)
Elevation
988 m (3,241 ft)
Population
 (2005[1])
  Total638
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

The ruins of the ancient Armenian settlement Mayrakahag including the Tiramayr Monastery are located in the village.[3]

References

  1. Population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (2005)
  2. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. Ш. Мкртчян / Майракахак или монастырь Тирамайр /Историко-архитектурные памятники Нагорно-Карабаха/ стр. 47-48 (360)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.