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Kolatak

Village in Kalbajar District, Azerbaijan

Summary

Village in Kalbajar District, Azerbaijan

Field	Value
official_name	Kolatağ
name	Kolatak
native_name	Քոլատակ
image_skyline	Колатак, ноябрь 2009г..JPG
image_caption	A view of Kolatak
image_size	300px
pushpin_map	Azerbaijan#East Zangezur
pushpin_mapsize	300
subdivision_type2	Country
subdivision_name2	Azerbaijan
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Aghdara
population_footnotes
population_as_of	2015
population_total	250
timezone	AZT
utc_offset	+4
coordinates

Kolatak (; ) is a village located in the Aghdara 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 until the expulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Situated on a mountain above the village is the Armenian monastery of Hakobavank, from between the 7th and 13th centuries.

History

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the monastery of Hakobavank (; also known as the monastery of Metsaranits, Մեծառանից) from between the 7th and 13th centuries, the fortress of Kachaghakaberd () in the mountains to the south - an important fortress in the medieval Armenian Principality of Khachen, the medieval fortress of Berdakar (), khachkars from between the 9th and 13th centuries, the church of Koshik Anapat (), the fortress of Isarantsots () and a cemetery from between the 12th and 13th centuries, a 13th-century church, the village of Alan Veran () and a cemetery from between the 16th and 18th centuries, the 17th-century Mandur Church (), the 17th/18th-century village of Hndzan (), a 19th-century oil mill, and a cave.

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, and a medical centre.

Demographics

The village had 273 inhabitants in 2005, and 250 inhabitants in 2015.

As of December 2025 the 33 Azerbaijani families, totaling 120 individuals, have been resettled in the village by Azerbaijan.

Gallery

Арснакар и Качагакаберд, вид из Колатака.JPG|A view of the village Վանական համալիր «Մեծառանից վանք» (Սբ. Հակոբավանք) 23.jpg|Hakobavank complex Вид на крепость Качахакаберд2.JPG|Scenery around Kolatak Վանական_համալիր_«Մեծառանից_վանք»_(Սբ._Հակոբավանք)_03.jpg|Armenian-language inscription in the monastery of Hakobavank Вид на крепость Качахакаберд.JPG|Mountains around Kolatak «Կոշիկ անապատ» վանական համալիր.jpg|The 12th/13th-century Koshik Anapat Church

References

Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война".
Sauer, Pjotr. (2 October 2023). "‘It’s a ghost town’: UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". [[The Guardian]].
"The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic".
"Növbəti köç karvanları bu kəndlərə çatdı".

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