Yenikənd, Khojavend

Yenikənd (Yenikend) or Norshen (Armenian: Նորշեն) is a village de jure in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, de facto in the Martuni Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village's name means "new village" in both Armenian and Azerbaijani. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[1] The village had 372 inhabitants in 2005.[2]

Yenikənd

Նորշեն  • Norshen
Yenikənd
Yenikənd
Coordinates: 39°50′59″N 46°58′41″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
DistrictKhojavend (de jure)
ProvinceMartuni (de facto)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total354
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

References
  1. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  2. Population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (2005)
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