Noragyugh
Նորագյուղ | |
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Təzəbinə | |
![]() A sign reading "Noragyugh" and "Hovsepavan" in Armenian | |
Coordinates: 39°55′39″N 46°46′41″E / 39.92750°N 46.77806°E | |
Country | ![]() |
• District | Khojaly |
Elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 1,517 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Noragyugh (Armenian: Նորագյուղ) or Tazabine (Azerbaijani: Təzəbinə) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. Prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, it was de facto controlled by the Republic of Artsakh.[2] The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[3]
The modern village was founded in 1966 by settlers from the nearby village of Hin Noragyugh (Armenian: Հին Նորագյուղ, lit. 'Old Noragyugh'), which was founded in the early 1800s.[4]
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 a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the shrine of Sare Khach (Armenian: Սարե Խաչ) from between the 12th and 20th centuries, St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 1810, a 19th/20th-century cemetery, and a 19th-century spring monument.[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 music school, five shops and a medical centre. The Noragyugh branch of the Askeran Children's Music School is also located in the village.[1]
The village had 1,396 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 1,517 inhabitants in 2015.[1]