Məlikcanlı
Place in Khojavend, Azerbaijan
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Malikjanly (Azerbaijani: Məlikcanlı) or Melikashen (Armenian: Մելիքաշեն) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
AzerbaijanMalikjanly / Melikashen
Məlikcanlı / Մելիքաշեն | |
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The Holy Resurrection Church from 1889 | |
  Malikjanly / Melikashen | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′35″N 47°04′47″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 11 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. After the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village came under the control of Azerbaijan on 14 October 2020, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war under the cease fire agreement.[2]
Historical heritage sites
Demographics
The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population in 1989.[4] Prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, it also had an Armenian majority with 14 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 11 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Gallery
Door of the Holy Resurrection Church
