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 region	Hadrut
De jure country	Azerbaijan
De jure district	Khojavend
Population (2005)
• Total	106
Time zone	UTC+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.

References

Khojavend Rayon
Capital: Xocavənd (Martuni)
Ağbulaq Ağbulaq Ağcakənd Ağdam Ağkənd Amaras Arakül Argyunash Arpadüzü Arpagədik Arysh Ataqut Avdur Axullu Azokh Bilbilyak Binə Binədərəsi Böyük Tağlar Bulutan Bünyadlı Çağadüz Çaylaqqala Cəmiyyət Cilən Ciraquz Cütçü Dağdöşü Dərəkənd Divanalılar Dolanlar Düdükçü Edilli Edişa Əmiranlar Gavahın Günəşli Güneyçartar Güneyxırman Hadrut Hatsi Haxulu Heşan Karaundzh Kemrakuch Kəndxurd Khnushinak Kiş Köhnə Tağlar Kokva-Kolel Kuropatkino Maçkalaşen Mavas Melikcanlı Məmməddərə Miruşen Muğanlı Mülküdərə Müşkapat Ningidzhan Ömrallar Paravatumb Petrosashen Qağartsi Qaradağlı Qarakənd Qarqar Qirmizi Bazar Quzeyxırman Quzumkənd Şahyeri Salaketin Şəkər Şıx Dursun Skobelevka Sor Sos Spitakşen Susanlıq Tağaser Taqaverd Tsakuri Tuğ Vanq Xanoba Xərxan Xətai Xırmancıq Yemişcan Yenikənd Zavadykh Zərdanaşen Zoğalbulaq

Hadrut Province
Capital: Hadrut
Urban comunities	Hadrut
Rural comunities	Aknaghbyur Arakel Arevashat Azokh Banadzor Djrakus Drakhtik Hakaku Hakhlu Hin Taghlar Hogher Jraberd Jrakan Kargabazar Karmrakuch Khalynbulakh Khandzadzor Khtsaberd Koch’bek’ Kovshat Kyuratagh Mariamadzor Melikashen Mets Taghlar Mokhrenes Norashen Pletants Sarinshen Spitakashen Taghaser Taghut Togh Toumi Tsaghkavank Tsakuri Tsamdzor Ts'or Tyak' Ukhtadzor Vank Varanda Vardashat

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