Tsovategh

Tsovategh (Armenian: Ծովատեղ) or Zavadykh (Azerbaijani: Zavadıx) is a village de facto in the Martuni Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Tsovategh / Zavadykh
Ծովատեղ / Zavadıx
Tsovategh / Zavadykh
Tsovategh / Zavadykh
Coordinates: 39°43′12″N 46°57′19″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartuni
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total159
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the 17th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God'), the church of Karmir Yeghtsi (Armenian: Կարմիր եղցի) built in 1621, and an 18th-century manor house.[1]

Economy and culture

The 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

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 151 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 159 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References
  1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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