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The village had 926 inhabitants in 2005,<ref name=”2005nkrcensus”>{{Cite web|url=http://census.stat-nkr.am/nkr/1-1.pdf|title=The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic|website=National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh|access-date=2021-01-16|archive-date=2011-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302100506/http://census.stat-nkr.am/nkr/1-1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 1,113 inhabitants in 2015.<ref name=”2015statistics”/> |
The village had 926 inhabitants in 2005,<ref name=”2005nkrcensus”>{{Cite web|url=http://census.stat-nkr.am/nkr/1-1.pdf|title=The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic|website=National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh|access-date=2021-01-16|archive-date=2011-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302100506/http://census.stat-nkr.am/nkr/1-1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 1,113 inhabitants in 2015.<ref name=”2015statistics”/> |
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In October 2025 the Azerbaijani families, totaling individuals, have been resettled in Girmizi Bazar in the Khojavend district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Qırmızı Bazar |url=https://report.az/daxili-siyaset/-qirmizi-bazar–|access-date=2025–|website=report.az|language=az}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:13, 19 November 2025
Place in Khojavend, Azerbaijan
Place in Khojavend, Azerbaijan
Karmir Shuka (Armenian: Կարմիր Շուկա) or Girmizi Bazar (Azerbaijani: Qırmızı Bazar) is a village in the Khojavend 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]
Etymology
The name of the village was Krasny Bazar (Russian: Красный Базар) during the Soviet Union, meaning “Red Market” in Russian. The Armenian name, and the Azerbaijani rendering, also mean “Red Market”.[4]
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include Tnjri, a 2,000-year-old Oriental Plane, the 12th/13th-century village of Mavas (Armenian: Մավաս), a 12th/13th-century khachkar, a cemetery from between the 17th and 18th centuries, the 17th-century monastic complex of Yerek Mankuk (Armenian: Երեք մանկուք) in Mavas, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. ‘Holy Mother of God‘) built in 1731 near the nearby village of Skhtorashen, and the 18th-century St. George’s Chapel Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ մատուռ-եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Matur-Yekeghetsi).[1][5]
Economy and culture
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, a kindergarten, eight shops, and a medical centre. The community of Karmir Shuka includes the village of Skhtorashen.[1]
Demographics
The village had 926 inhabitants in 2005,[6] and 1,113 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
In October 2025 the 51 Azerbaijani families, totaling 199 individuals, have been resettled in Girmizi Bazar in the Khojavend district.[7]
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