Aygestan, Askeran

Aygestan (Armenian: Այգեստան) or Ballyja (Armenian: Բալուջա, romanized: Baluja; Azerbaijani: Ballıca) is a village that is, de facto, in the Askeran Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh; de jure, it is in the Khojaly 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]

For other places with the same name, see Aygestan (disambiguation).
Aygestan / Ballyja
Այգեստան / Ballıca
Aygestan / Ballyja
Aygestan / Ballyja
Coordinates: 39°51′57″N 46°43′24″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceAskeran
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Area
 • Total2,283.46 km2 (881.65 sq mi)
Elevation
1,084 m (3,556 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total1,084
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd-1st centuries BCE, a 12th/13th-century village, the 12th/13th-century Tamtsi Church (Armenian: Թամցի եկեղեցի), the 12th/13th-century religious shrine of Prshni Nahatak (Armenian: Փռշնի Նահատակ), a 13th-century khachkar, a cemetery from between the 17th and 19th centuries, and the St. Astvatsatsin Church built in 1850.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as in different state institutions. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.[1] The village is home to the Artsakh Brandy Company.[3]

Demographics

The village had 1,091 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 1,084 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • St. Astvatsatsin Church
  • Municipal building
  • School
  • Beekeeping
  • Street
  • A view of the village
  • WWII (Great Patriotic War) monument

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. "Contacts | OHANYAN BRANDY COMPANY".
  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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