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Vardadzor, Martakert

Vardadzor / Gulyatag
Վարդաձոր / Gülyataq
Vardadzor / Gulyatag is located in Azerbaijan
Vardadzor / Gulyatag
Vardadzor / Gulyatag
Coordinates: 40°08′52″N 46°44′41.4″E / 40.14778°N 46.744833°E / 40.14778; 46.744833
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictTartar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
199
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Vardadzor (Armenian: Վարդաձոր) or Gulyatag (Azerbaijani: Gülyataq; Armenian: Գյուլաթաղ, romanizedGyulatagh) is a village that is located in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century St. Joseph's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովսեփ եկեղեցի, romanizedSurb Hovsep Yekeghetsi), a 12th/13th-century cemetery, and the Melik-Alaverdyan Fortress (Armenian: Մելիք-Ալավերդյանների ամրոց, romanizedMelik-Alaverdyanneri Amrots) built in 1799.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in mining, agriculture, and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 193 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 199 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

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