Kolatak
Քոլատակ
Kolatağ
A view of Kolatak
A view of Kolatak
Coordinates: 40°00′11″N 46°36′00″E / 40.00306°N 46.60000°E / 40.00306; 46.60000
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total250
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Kolatak (Armenian: Քոլատակ; Azerbaijani: Kolatağ) is a village located in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

Situated on a mountain above the village is the Armenian monastery of Hakobavank, from between the 7th and 13th centuries.

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the monastery of Hakobavank (Armenian: Հակոբավանք; also known as the monastery of Metsaranits, Մեծառանից) from between the 7th and 13th centuries, the fortress of Kachaghakaberd (Armenian: Կաչաղակաբերդ) in the mountains to the south - an important fortress in the medieval Armenian Principality of Khachen, the medieval fortress of Berdakar (Armenian: Բերդաքար), khachkars from between the 9th and 13th centuries, the church of Koshik Anapat (Armenian: Կոշիկ անապատ), the fortress of Isarantsots (Armenian: Իսարանցոց) and a cemetery from between the 12th and 13th centuries, a 13th-century church, the village of Alan Veran (Armenian: Ալան Վերան) and a cemetery from between the 16th and 18th centuries, the 17th-century Mandur Church (Armenian: Մանդուռի եկեղեցի, romanized: Manduri Yekeghetsi), the 17th/18th-century village of Hndzan (Armenian: Հնձան), a 19th-century oil mill, and a cave.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 273 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 250 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. ↑ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. ↑ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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