Çaykənd, Goygol
Municipality in Goygol, Azerbaijan
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Çaykənd (Chaykend; Armenian: Գետաշեն, romanized: Getashen) is a village and municipality in the Goygol District of Azerbaijan.
AzerbaijanÇaykənd
Գետաշեն • Getashen | |
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Municipality | |
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  Çaykənd | |
| Coordinates: 40°28′21.4″N 46°22′12.6″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| District | Goygol |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,236 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
Soviet forces acting in conjunction with the local Azerbaijani OMON deported Armenians living in the areas in and around Karabakh including Getashen.[when?][1] The operation involved the use of ground troops, military, armored vehicles and artillery.[2] The deportations of the Armenian civilians were carried out with gross human rights violations documented by international human rights organizations.[3][4][5]
Demographics
The village has a population of 2,236. It had an Armenian majority prior to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and Operation Ring.[6][7] However, the Armenian population of the village was deported by Azerbaijani and Soviet special forces during Operation Ring in 1991.[7]
