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Khnatsakh
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Khnatsakh |
| native_name | Խնածախ |
| image_skyline | ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ ՍԲ. ՀՌԻՓՍԻՄԵ3.JPG |
| image_caption | Saint Hripsime and Khnatsakh skyline |
| pushpin_map | Armenia#Syunik |
| mapsize | 150px |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Armenia |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Syunik |
| subdivision_type2 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name2 | Tegh |
| area_total_km2 | 29.41 |
| area_footnotes | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_total | 998 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | AMT |
| utc_offset | +4 |
| coordinates | |
| footnotes |
Khnatsakh () is a village in the Tegh Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Khnatsakh is known for being one of the residences of the meliks of Kashatagh and contains the partially ruined palace of Melik Hakhnazar I.
History
Melikdom of Kashatagh
Main article: Melikdom of Kashatagh
The Melikdom of Kashatagh was founded at the end of the 15th century by Melik Haykaz I, also the founder of the Melik-Haykazyan dynasty (the youngest branch of the Armenian princely dynasty of Proshyan). Previously, the Kashatagh region was first ruled by the Orbelian family, and then by the Shahurnetsi clan. Haykaz I was succeeded by his son, Hakhnazar I, who died in 1551. Hakhnazar's grave survived until the 1930s.
One of the ancient residences of the Kashatagh meliks is located in Khnatsakh and contains the partially ruined palace of Melik Hakhnazar I. built in the late 15th century, is located close to the village of Melikashen (today Hüsülü), near the Tsitsernavank Monastery.
The names of Melik Hakhhnazar and his brother Haykaz (who is also mentioned in the document of 1691/92 as one of the witnesses) are part of the 1682 inscription on the facade of the entrance to the Church of the Holy Virgin in the village of Mirik.
Demographics
Population
The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 1,073 in 2010, up from 1,021 at the 2001 census.
Gallery
ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ ՍԲ. ՀՌԻՓՍԻՄԵ.JPG|Saint Hripsime Church, Khnatsakh ԵԱԶ հուշարձան Խնածախում.jpg|WWII memorial in Khnatsakh ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ ՍԲ. ՀՌԻՓՍԻՄԵ4.JPG|Door of Saint Hripsime Church, Khnatsakh ԲՆԱԿԵԼԻ ՔԱՐԱՅՐԵՐ.JPG|Cliff dwellings Գյուղ Խնածախ-4.jpg|Cliff dwellings Գյուղ_Խնածախ.jpg|View of the village
References
References
- {{ARMENIAarea. Syunik
- [[Statistical Committee of Armenia]]. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia".
- Карагезян А. К локализации гавара Кашатаг // Вестн. обществ. наук АН АрмССР. 1987. № 1. С. 44—45.
- Artak Ghulyan. "Castles (Palaces) Of Meliks Of Artsakh And Siunik".
- [[Robert Hewsen. Hewsen, Robert]]. "The Meliks of Eastern Armenia: A Preliminary Study." ''[[Revue des Études Arméniennes]]''. NS: '''IX''', 1972, pp. 297-308.
- Кристине Костикян «Քաշաթաղի 17-րդ դարի պատմությանը վերաբերող մի փաստաթուղթ» (Документ относящийся к истории Кашатага в 17 веке) из «Страны и народы Ближнего Среднего Востока. Том XX», стр. 168—171. Институт востоковедения Национальной Академии наук Армении; Ереван, 2001.
- Maghalyan A. V., PhD in History. (2015). "Falsification Of The History Of The Artsakh Meliqdoms By Azerbaijani Historiography".
- {{ARMSTATdata. 44
- {{ArmenianCensus. 210
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