Dashushen, Nagorno-Karabakh

Dashushen (Armenian: Դաշուշեն) or Dashkand (Azerbaijani: Daşkənd) 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]

Dashushen / Dashkand Դաշուշեն / Daşkənd
River near Dashushen
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Coordinates: 39°47′50″N 46°46′59″E
Country	Azerbaijan
• District	Khojaly
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	133
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)

History

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. Since October 2023 it is under Azerbaijani forces control.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 17th/18th-century shrine of St. Saribek (Armenian: Սուրբ Սարիբեկ սրբատեղի, romanized: Surb Saribek Srbateghi), the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1843, a spring monument from 1898, as well as a 19th-century bridge and cemetery.^[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, a school, and a medical centre.^[1]

Demographics

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 120 inhabitants in 2005,^[4] and 133 inhabitants in 2015.^[1]

Gallery

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  Cave near Dashushen