Skhtorashen
Place
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Skhtorashen (Armenian: Սխտորաշեն, also Şıxtoraşen, Skhtorasher, and Suktorashen) or Shykh Dursun (Azerbaijani: Şıx Dursun) 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 expulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]
Skhtorashen / Shykh Dursun
Սխտորաշեն / Şıx Dursun | |
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A sign towards Tnjri, a 2000-year old plane-tree near Skhtorashen | |
  Skhtorashen / Shykh Dursun | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′13″N 46°56′26″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
• Total | 19 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Near the village is a 2,042 years old (as of 2022) giant Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) named Tnjri, with a circumference of 27 m and height of 54 m.
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include Tnjri, a 2,000-year-old Oriental Plane, the 12th/13th-century village of Mavas (Armenian: Մավաս), the village of Hin Skhtorashen (Armenian: Հին Սխտորաշեն, lit. 'Old Skhtorashen') from between the 15th and 19th centuries, the 17th-century monastic complex of Yerek Mankuk (Armenian: Երեք մանկուք) in Mavas, and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1731.[4][5]
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. The village is part of the community of Karmir Shuka.[4]
Demographics
Gallery
- Tnjri, a 2000-year old plane-tree near Skhtorashen
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