Khachmach

Khachmach (Armenian: Խաչմաչ; Azerbaijani: Xaçmaç) 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]

Khachmach Խաչմաչ
Xaçmaç
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Coordinates: 39°45′09″N 46°52′27″E
Country	Azerbaijan
• District	Khojaly
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	227
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.

Khachmach was controlled by the breakaway state Artsakh until its dissolution in 2024.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 13th-century khachkar, St. Stephen's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi) built in 1651, a 17th-century cemetery, and the 18th-century church of Shoshkavank (Armenian: Շոշկավանք), restored in the 20th century.^[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 secondary school, and a medical centre.^[1]

Demographics

The village had 202 inhabitants in 2005,^[4] and 227 inhabitants in 2015.^[1]