Harav Հարավ Harov | |
|---|---|
  Harav | |
| Coordinates:39°49′22″N46°50′53″E / 39.82278°N 46.84806°E /39.82278; 46.84806 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 1,129 m (3,704 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 324 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Harav (Armenian:Հարավ) orHarov (alsoGarov) is a village located in theKhojaly District ofAzerbaijan, in the region ofNagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakawayRepublic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnicArmenian-majority population[2] until theexodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]
During theSoviet period, the village was a part of theAskeran District of theNagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 13th-centurykhachkar, the 16th/17th-century monastery-fortress ofBovurkhan (Armenian:Բովուրխան), a 17th/18th-century cemetery, and the St. Mesrop Church (Armenian:Սուրբ Մեսրոպ եկեղեցի,romanized: Surb Mesrop Yekeghetsi) built in 1795.[1]
The population is mainly engaged inagriculture andanimal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.[1]
The village had 300 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 324 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
