Drmbon

Place in Nagorno-Karabakh
Place in Kalbajar, Azerbaijan
Drmbon / Heyvaly
Դրմբոն / Heyvalı
40°08′57″N 46°36′52″E / 40.14917°N 46.61444°E / 40.14917; 46.61444
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total583
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Drmbon (Armenian: Դրմբոն) or Heyvaly (Azerbaijani: Heyvalı) is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include khachkars from between the 11th and 13th centuries, a 12th/13th-century chapel, and an 18th/19th-century cemetery.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in mining, agriculture, and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, nine shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 645 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 583 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

Gallery

  • Sarsang reservoir
    Sarsang reservoir
  • Drmbon mine
    Drmbon mine
  • Lake in Drmbon
    Lake in Drmbon
  • On the road towards the village
    On the road towards the village

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heyvalı.
  • Drmbon at GEOnet Names Server
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