Tsmakahogh
Place in Aghdara, Azerbaijan
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Tsmakahogh (Armenian: Ծմակահող) or Bazarkend (Azerbaijani: Bazarkənd) is a village in the Aghdara 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]
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AzerbaijanTsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Ծմակահող / Bazarkənd | |
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St. Stephen's Church (1229) near Tsmakahogh | |
  Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend  Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend | |
| Coordinates: 40°03′32.4″N 46°35′02.7″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| • District | Aghdara |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 261 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
Notable people
- Andronik Iosifyan, Soviet engineer of Armenian ethnicity
