Varazabun

Varazabun / Aranzamin
Վարազաբուն / Aranzəmin
A view of the village
A view of the village
Varazabun / Aranzamin is located in Azerbaijan
Varazabun / Aranzamin
Varazabun / Aranzamin
Varazabun / Aranzamin is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Varazabun / Aranzamin
Varazabun / Aranzamin
Coordinates: 39°53′40″N 46°53′32″E / 39.89444°N 46.89222°E / 39.89444; 46.89222
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
38
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Varazabun (Armenian: Վարազաբուն) or Aranzamin (Armenian: Արանզամին; Azerbaijani: Aranzəmin) is a village in the Khojaly 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]

History

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

Economy and culture

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The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. The village is part of the community of Vardadzor.[1]

Demographics

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The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 25 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 38 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ 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.
  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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