Ashan Աշան | |
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| Heşan | |
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  Ashan  Ashan | |
| Coordinates:39°50′47″N46°59′49″E / 39.84639°N 46.99694°E /39.84639; 46.99694 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Elevation | 745 m (2,444 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 544 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Ashan (Armenian:Աշան) orHeshan (Azerbaijani:Heşan) is a village in theKhojavend District ofAzerbaijan, in the disputed region ofNagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakawayRepublic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnicArmenian-majority population[2] until theexpulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]
During theSoviet period, the village was a part of theMartuni District of theNagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 7th-century chapel, a 17th/18th-century village and cemetery, and the 19th-century church ofSurb Astvatsatsin (Armenian:Սուրբ Աստվածածին,lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[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 588 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 544 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Capital:Martuni | ||
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| Not under Artsakh control |
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