Voghji, Shirak
Voghji (Armenian: Ողջի) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia.[1][2][3]
Voghji
Ողջի | |
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  Voghji | |
| Coordinates: 40°48′34″N 43°45′10″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Shirak |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 602 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
The village had been settled with Azerbaijanis before they left during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989, Armenians from Ninotsminda region of Georgia, Spitak earthquake zone and Azerbaijan settled in the village.[4]
Population
According to "Caucasian Calendar" of 1912, 930 people, mainly Azerbaijanis shown in the calendar as Karapapaks, lived in village Okhchoglu of Kars Okrug of Kars Oblast.[5]
Population per years is the following.[6]
| Year | 1886 | 1897 | 1926 | 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2001 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | 551 | 747 | 799 | 1093 | 1032 | 1412 | 1504 | 110 | 602 | 631 |
Gallery
Village before exodus of Azerbaijanis
Azerbaijani pupil of Okhchuoghlu school, 1984
References
- USSR Report. POLITICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL AFFAIRS.
- Бакинские ведомости. «ЦИВИЛИЗОВАННЫЙ» АРАмагеддон
- Felix Tsertisivadze. THE FORGOTTEN GENOCIDE. New York. 2005. ISBN 978-0-9741857-4-3. p. 48
- "Ողջի" (PDF). shirak.mtad.am. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Кавказский календарь. Тифлис 1912
- "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 161" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- Voghji, Shirak at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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