Edisha / Vardashat Edişə / Վարդաշատ | |
|---|---|
  Edisha / Vardashat | |
| Coordinates:39°31′30″N47°00′02″E / 39.52500°N 47.00056°E /39.52500; 47.00056 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 162 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Edisha (Azerbaijani:Edişə) orVardashat (Armenian:Վարդաշատ) is a village in theKhojavend District ofAzerbaijan, in thedisputed region ofNagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnicArmenian-majority population prior to the2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
During theSoviet period, the village was part of theHadrut District of theNagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. After theFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of theHadrut Province of the breakawayRepublic of Artsakh. The village came under the control of Azerbaijan on 15 October 2020, during the2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[3]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 17th-century church ofSurb Hripsime (Armenian:Սուրբ Հռիփսիմե).[1]
The village had 166 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 162 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
 | ThisKhojavend District location article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
