Arakül

Arakül (Armenian: Առաքել Arakel) is a village in the Khojavend Rayon of Azerbaijan and Hadrut Province of the Republic of Artsakh. During the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was occupied by the Armenian Army in 1993.

  • Arakel St. Mariam Astvatsatsin
  • Gate to an almost abandoned village Arakel
Arakül

Առաքել
Arakül
Coordinates: 39°26′16″N 46°59′51″E
De facto country Republic of Artsakh
De facto regionHadrut
De jure country Azerbaijan
De jure districtKhojavend
Population
 (2005)
 • Total106
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Etymology

According to legend, Arakel is named so because Thaddeus, the patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church, stayed here whilst preaching to the Armenians.

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