Yemishchan
Place in Khojavend, Azerbaijan
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Yemishchan (Armenian: Եմիշճան; Azerbaijani: Yemişcan, also Yemishjan) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed 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]
Yemishchan
Եմիշճան Yemişcan | |
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  Yemishchan Location within Azerbaijan  Yemishchan Location within Karabakh Economic Region | |
| Coordinates: 39°49′51″N 47°00′39″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Elevation | 794 m (2,605 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 178 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni 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 house of culture, a school, and a medical centre.[1]
