Coordinates: 39°43′12″N 46°57′19″E / 39.72000°N 46.95528°E / 39.72000; 46.95528

Tsovategh

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Tsovategh / Zavadykh
Ծովատեղ / Zavadıx
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CountryFile:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
159
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Tsovategh (Armenian: Ծովատեղ) or Zavadykh (Azerbaijani: Zavadıx) is a village located in the Khojavend 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

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

Historical heritage sites

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Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the 17th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit.'Holy Mother of God'), the church of Karmir Yeghtsi (Armenian: Կարմիր եղցի) built in 1621, and an 18th-century manor house.[1]

Economy and culture

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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

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The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 151 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 159 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

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