Şuşakənd

Shushekend (Azerbaijani: Şuşakənd Shushekend, Shushikend, also Şuşikənd; Armenian: Շոշ Shosh) is a village in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is de facto in the partially recognized Republic of Artsakh (Askeran Region), but is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan (Khojali Rayon). There are two Armenian churches in the village, one in the village center, and S. Stepanos of 1655 in the cemetery.[1] Above the village on a rise in the north is a third church with adjacent cemetery and khachkars.[2]

Shushekend / Shosh
Shushekend / Shosh
Coordinates: 39°46′12″N 46°47′05″E
de facto Country Artsakh
de facto ProvinceAskeran
de jure Country Azerbaijan
de jure RayonKhojali
Elevation
1,024 m (3,360 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total527
Time zoneUTC+4

References

  1. Mkrtchyan, Shahen. Historical-Architectural Monuments of Nagorno Karabagh. Yerevan, 1989. (Շահեն Մկրտչյան, «Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի պատմաճարտարապետական հուշարձանները»)
  2. Mkrtchyan, Shahen. Historical-Architectural Monuments of Nagorno Karabagh. Yerevan, 1989. (Շահեն Մկրտչյան, «Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի պատմաճարտարապետական հուշարձանները»)


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