Kolatak

Kolatak (Armenian: Քոլատակ; Azerbaijani: Kolatağ) is a village located in the Aghdara 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]

Kolatak Քոլատակ
Kolatağ
A view of Kolatak
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Coordinates: 40°00′11″N 46°36′00″E
Country	Azerbaijan
• District	Aghdara
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	250
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)

Situated on a mountain above the village is the Armenian monastery of Hakobavank, from between the 7th and 13th centuries.

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the monastery of Hakobavank (Armenian: Հակոբավանք; also known as the monastery of Metsaranits, Մեծառանից) from between the 7th and 13th centuries, the fortress of Kachaghakaberd (Armenian: Կաչաղակաբերդ) in the mountains to the south - an important fortress in the medieval Armenian Principality of Khachen, the medieval fortress of Berdakar (Armenian: Բերդաքար), khachkars from between the 9th and 13th centuries, the church of Koshik Anapat (Armenian: Կոշիկ անապատ), the fortress of Isarantsots (Armenian: Իսարանցոց) and a cemetery from between the 12th and 13th centuries, a 13th-century church, the village of Alan Veran (Armenian: Ալան Վերան) and a cemetery from between the 16th and 18th centuries, the 17th-century Mandur Church (Armenian: Մանդուռի եկեղեցի, romanized: Manduri Yekeghetsi), the 17th/18th-century village of Hndzan (Armenian: Հնձան), a 19th-century oil mill, and a cave.^[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, and a medical centre.^[1]

Demographics

The village had 273 inhabitants in 2005,^[4] and 250 inhabitants in 2015.^[1]

Gallery

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  A view of the village
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  Hakobavank complex
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  Scenery around Kolatak
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  Armenian-language inscription in the monastery of Hakobavank
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  Mountains around Kolatak
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  The 12th/13th-century Koshik Anapat Church