Berkadzor

Berkadzor (Armenian: Բերքաձոր) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population^[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.^[3] The village was founded in 1998.

Berkadzor Բերքաձոր
Berkadzor
Coordinates: 39°52′34″N 46°46′54″E
Country	Azerbaijan
• District	Khojaly
Founded	1998
Elevation	619 m (2,031 ft)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	195
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)

Toponymy

The village is also known as Armenabad.

History

During the Soviet period, the area around the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. On 25 September 2023, amid the exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region, a fuel depot in Berkadzor exploded, resulting in the deaths of at least 170 people and over 300 injuries.^[4]

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE.^[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as in different state institutions. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.^[1]

Demographics

The village had 165 inhabitants in 2005,^[5] and 195 inhabitants in 2015.^[1]