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Binə, Khojavend

Place in Khojavend, Azerbaijan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Bina (Azerbaijani: Binə; Armenian: Բինա) or Tumi (Armenian: Տումի) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

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Toponymy

The village was known as Domi (Armenian: Դոմի; Russian: Домы; Azerbaijani: Domı) during the Soviet period.[3]

History

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11th-century Church of the Red Cross

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

The village was administered by the Republic of Artsakh as part of its Hadrut Province after the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The village was captured in 9 November 2020 by Azerbaijani forces during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war with the Armenian population of the village having previously evacuated.

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Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a cemetery from between the 9th and 19th centuries, the 11th-century Church of the Red Cross (Armenian: Եկեղեցի Կարմիր Խաչ, romanized: Yekeghetsi Karmir Khach), a 12th/13th-century khachkar, a 12th/13th-century bridge, the fortress of Ghlen Kar (Armenian: Ղլեն Քար, also known as Dizapayt Fortress and Gorozaberd, Գոռոզաբերդ) from between the 13th and 19th centuries, and a 19th-century spring monument.[1]

Demographics

The village had 760 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 746 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

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