Azat, Armenie
Azat (Armenie: Ազատ, Romanisit as Azad; till 1935, Aghkilisa) is a veelage in the Gegharkunik Province o Armenie. The veelage haes a hivily ruined 11t century kirk an a pair o medieval khachkars. The veelage wis the birthplace o the celebratit Azeri fowklore poet Ashig Alasgar (Ashug Alesker) (1821-1926).[1]
Azat Ազատ | |
|---|---|
  Azat | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′N 45°52′E / 40.183°N 45.867°E | |
| Kintra | Armenie |
| Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 165 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Aw the ethnic Azeri inhabitants o Azat fled tae Azerbaijan in 1988-89 durin the course o Armenie-Azerbaijani conflict.
References
eedit- Azat, Armenie at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 82; oreeginal airchived at Archive.org, an current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
- ↑ Who is who (in Azerbaijani) Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine