Spitakashen
Սպիտակաշեն Ağkənd | |
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Coordinates: 39°49′24″N 47°01′04″E / 39.82333°N 47.01778°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojavend |
Elevation | 687 m (2,254 ft) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 453 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Spitakashen (Armenian: Սպիտակաշեն) or Aghkend (Azerbaijani: Ağkənd) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
The village's name means "white village" in both Armenian and Azerbaijani.
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 13th-century Holy Savior Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Amenaprkich Yekeghetsi) and a 13th-century cemetery.[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, and a medical centre.[1]
The village had 437 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 453 inhabitants in 2015.[1]