Nerkin Horatagh

Nerkin Horatagh (Armenian: Ներքին Հոռաթաղ) or Ashaghy Oratagh (Azerbaijani: Aşağı Oratağ) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2] The village is located close to the town of Martakert.

Nerkin Horatagh
Ներքին Հոռաթաղ
Aşağı Oratağ
St. George's Church in Nerkin Horatagh
Nerkin Horatagh
Nerkin Horatagh
Coordinates: 40°11′22″N 46°46′58″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartakert
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictTartar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total840
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a church built in 1094, a medieval cemetery, St. Astvatsatsin Church, built in 1904-1914,[1] and St. George's Church, built in 2012.[3]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, 10 shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 776 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 840 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References
  1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. "Արցախի Ներքին Հոռաթաղ գյուղում օծվել է Սբ. Գևորգ եկեղեցին". times.am. 2012-03-23.
  4. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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