Azykh
Azykh (Azerbaijani: Azıx) or Azokh (Armenian: Ազոխ) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village is situated on the river of Ishkhanchay (Azerbaijani: İşxançay) or Ishkhanaget (Armenian: Իշխանագետ), near the Azykh Cave. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. The village was part of the Hadrut Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh between 1992 and 2020.
Azykh / Azokh
Azıx / Ազոխ | |
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Azykh / Azokh | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′14″N 46°58′42″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| District | Khojavend |
| Elevation | 686 m (2,251 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 741 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
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