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Hoçaz (Hochaz) is a village in the Lachin District of Azerbaijan.

Hoçaz
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Coordinates: 39°40′31″N 46°27′27″E
Country	Azerbaijan
District	Lachin
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	56
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)

History

The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s. The village subsequently became part of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, where it was known as Hochants (Armenian: Հոչանց). It was returned to Azerbaijan as part of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a cave, a 14th-century cemetery, eight 14th-century khachkars, the church of Hochantsi Anapat (Armenian: Հոչանցի անապատ) from 1621, a 16th/17th-century khachkar, a 17th-century tombstone, a 17th-century stele, and the 17th-century St. Stephen's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi),[1] which was reconsecrated in 2019.[2]

References

External links

• Hoçaz at GEOnet Names Server

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