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|official_name = Azat |
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|native_name = Ազատ |
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|subdivision_name = [[Armenia]] |
|subdivision_name = [[Armenia]] |
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|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Armenia|Province]] |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Gegharkunik Province|Gegharkunik]] |
|subdivision_name1 = [[Gegharkunik Province|Gegharkunik]] |
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|subdivision_type2 = [[Municipalities of Armenia|Municipality]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Vardenis Municipality|Vardenis]] |
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|leader_title = Mayor |
|leader_title = Mayor |
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|population_footnotes = <ref name="2011census">{{Cite web|url=https://armstat.am/file/article/1._bajin_1_182-311.pdf|title=The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia|author=[[Statistical Committee of Armenia]]}}</ref> |
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|population_total = 101 |
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|population_total = 165 |
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|timezone = [[Armenia Time|AMT]] |
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|coordinates = {{coord|40|10|40|N|45|52|18|E|region:AM|display=inline,title}} |
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|elevation_m = 2054 |
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'''Azat''' ({{lang-hy|Ազատ}} is a village in the [[Vardenis Municipality]] of the [[Gegharkunik Province]] of [[Armenia]]. In 1988-1989 [[Armenians|Armenian]] refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.<ref name="GegharkunikAzat">{{Cite web|title=ԱԶԱՏ |url=https://gegharkunik.am/node/34 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921061357/https://gegharkunik.am/node/34 |archive-date=2020-09-21 |access-date=2021-02-15|website=gegharkunik.am}}</ref> |
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The village was also the birthplace of the celebrated [[Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijani]] [[ashik]] [[Ashig Alasgar]] ({{lang-az|Aşıq Ələsgər}}) (1821-1926).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110706130948/http://www.adam.az/az.php?subaction=showfull&id=1240768722&archive= Who is who (in Azerbaijani)]</ref> All of the ethnic Azerbaijani inhabitants of Azat fled to [[Azerbaijan]] in 1988-89 during the course of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. |
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| ⚫ | Located in the village is a heavily ruined Armenian 11th century church and a pair of medieval [[khachkar]]s.<ref name="Kiesling">{{cite book|last1=Kiesling| first1=Brady| first2=Raffi| last2= Kojian| year=2005 |title=Rediscovering Armenia: Guide| edition= 2nd| publisher=Matit Graphic Design Studio| location=Yerevan| pages=82–83| isbn=99941-0-121-8}}</ref> |
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== Demographics == |
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According to the "Caucasian calendar" of 1912, the village had 180 inhabitants, with most of them being ethnic [[Azerbaijanis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://irakly.org/plugins/editors/xinha/plugins/ImageManager/demo_images/5Population/157.jpg |title=Caucasian Calendar. Tiflis 1912 |url-status=dead |language=ru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012224221/https://www.irakly.info/plugins/editors/xinha/plugins/ImageManager/demo_images/5Population/157.jpg |archive-date=12 October 2016}}</ref> |
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*[[Gegharkunik Province]] |
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== References == |
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* {{GEOnet2|32FA881E72C53774E0440003BA962ED3}} |
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== External links == |
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* {{ArmenianCensus|146}} |
* {{ArmenianCensus|146}} |
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* {{RediscoveringArmenia|82}} |
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{{Gegharkunik}} |
{{Gegharkunik|state=expanded}} |
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[[Category:Populated places in Gegharkunik Province]] |
[[Category:Populated places in Gegharkunik Province]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:31, 21 March 2024
Azat
Ազատ | |
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  Azat  Azat | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′40″N 45°52′18″E / 40.17778°N 45.87167°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Vardenis |
| Elevation | 2,054 m (6,739 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 101 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Azat, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server | |
Azat (Armenian: Ազատ is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[2]
History
[edit]Located in the village is a heavily ruined Armenian 11th century church and a pair of medieval khachkars.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ "ԱԶԱՏ". gegharkunik.am. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. pp. 82–83. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links
[edit]- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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