Rev, Nagorno-Karabakh
Rev / Shalva Ռև / Şəlvə | |
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39°59′09″N 46°42′50″E / 39.98583°N 46.71389°E / 39.98583; 46.71389 | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojaly |
Elevation | 984 m (3,228 ft) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 110 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Rev (Armenian: Ռև, also Rrev) or Shalva (Azerbaijani: Şəlvə) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. It was under the de facto control of breakaway Republic of Artsakh until the Azerbaijani takeover of the region in 2023.[2]
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include an 18th/19th-century cemetery, St. Stephen's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi) built in 1894, and a 19th-century spring monument.[1]
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, and a medical centre. Students study in the secondary school of the neighboring village of Tsaghkashat.[1]
Demographics
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population. It had 113 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 110 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Gallery
- Scenery
- St. Stephen's Church
- Municipal building
- First aid station
- Buildings in the village
- WWII memorial
References
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Nagorno-Karabakh’s breakaway government says it will dissolve itself, The Guardian, 28 Sep 2023, archieved on 15 Nov 2023
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links
- Rev, Nagorno-Karabakh at GEOnet Names Server
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