Dzyunashogh (Armenian: Ձյունաշող; Azerbaijani: Qızıl Şəfəq, anglicized: Gizil Shafag, lit. 'Golden Dawn') is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Georgia border. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before they were forcefully expelled after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1][2]
Dzyunashogh
Ձյունաշող | |
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![]() ![]() Dzyunashogh | |
Coordinates: 41°10′46″N 44°10′52″E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Lori Province |
Elevation | 1,590 m (5,220 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 274 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Between May and July 1989, the Azerbaijani population of Gizil Shafag were subject to an unusual village exchange with the then-Armenian population of Karkanj in Azerbaijan.[3][4]
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