Khachmach
Խաչմաչ
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| Xaçmaç | |
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| Coordinates: 39°45′09″N 46°52′27″E / 39.75250°N 46.87417°E / 39.75250; 46.87417 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Population
(2015)[1]
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| • Total | 227 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Khachmach (Armenian: Խաչմաչ; Azerbaijani: Xaçmaç) is a village in the Khojaly DistrictofAzerbaijan. Prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, it was de facto controlled by the Republic of Artsakh as a village in its Askeran Province. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023 and in 1989.[2]
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 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]
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 had 202 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 227 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
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