Hin Shen (Armenian: Հին Շեն, also Hinshen, Հինշեն) or Kichik Galadarasi (Azerbaijani: Kiçik Qaladərəsi) is a village in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the 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 exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]
Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi
Հին Շեն / Kiçik Qaladərəsi | |
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Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′14″N 46°36′10″E / 39.63722°N 46.60278°E | |
| Country | |
| District | Shusha |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 190 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
Toponymy
editThe village was known as Kirov (Russian: Киров) during the Soviet period,[4] and is also known as Koynashen.
History
editDuring the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Shusha District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
editHistorical heritage sites in and around the village include the medieval caravanserai of Pulen Glukh (Armenian: Փուլեն Գլուխ), a church built in 1658, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1]
Economy and culture
editThe 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]
Demographics
editThe village had 176 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 190 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20.
- ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.