Azat (Armenian: Ազատ; Azerbaijani: Ağkilsə, anglicized: Aghkilsa, lit. 'White Church') is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[2]
Azat
Ազատ | |
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![]() Grave of Ashig Alasgar in Azat | |
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Coordinates: 40°10′40″N 45°52′18″E | |
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Province | Gegharkunik |
Elevation | 2,054 m (6,739 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 101 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Azat, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server |
Located in the village is a heavily ruined 11th century church and a pair of medieval khachkars.[3]
The village was the birthplace of the celebrated Azerbaijani ashik Ashig Alasgar (Azerbaijani: Aşıq Ələsgər) (1821-1926).[4]
According to the "Caucasian calendar" of 1912, the village had 180 inhabitants, with most of them being ethnic Azerbaijanis.[5]
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Capital: Gavar | ||
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