Khachen / Seyidbeyli
Խաչեն / Seyidbəyli | |
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Coordinates: 39°59′05″N 46°41′42″E / 39.98472°N 46.69500°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojaly |
Elevation | 958 m (3,143 ft) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 332 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Khachen (Armenian: Խաչեն) or Seyidbeyli (Azerbaijani: Seyidbəyli) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2] It was under the de facto control of breakaway Republic of Artsakh until the Azerbaijani offensive in the region in 2023.[3]
The village was known as Seyidishen (Russian: Сеидишен) during the Soviet period.[4][5]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century Kachaghakaberd Fortress in the mountains to the west, a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the 13th-century St. Stephen's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi), the 13th/14th-century monastery of Ptkes Berk (Armenian: Պտկես բերք), an 18th-century village, and the 19th-century St. John's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Hovhannes Yekeghetsi).[1]
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten and a medical centre. The community of Khachen includes the village of Urakhach.[1]
The village had 369 inhabitants in 2005,[6] and 332 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Capital: Askeran | ||
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Not under Artsakh control |