Karmirgyugh / Gyzyloba
Կարմիրգյուղ / Qızıloba
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A view of the village
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  Karmirgyugh / Gyzyloba
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| Coordinates: 39°46′06″N 46°51′02″E / 39.76833°N 46.85056°E / 39.76833; 46.85056 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 1,211 m (3,973 ft) |
| Population
(2015)[1]
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| • Total | 171 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Karmirgyugh (Armenian: Կարմիրգյուղ, lit. 'Red Village') or Gyzyloba (Azerbaijani: Qızıloba) is a village located in the Khojaly DistrictofAzerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Prior to 2024, it was claimed by the Republic of Artsakh.
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century Church of the Martyr (Armenian: Ըղեն նահատակ եկեղեցի, romanized: Yghen Nahatak Yekeghetsi), an 18th/19th-century cemetery, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1841, a spring monument from 1862, and a bridge built in 1864.[1]
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]
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population. It had 174 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 171 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
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