Orjonikidze :: ARTSAKH LOCATIONS

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Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Getabek (District) / Orjonikidze (Village)

Location

The village extends on the east-facing slope of a gorge lying on the left bank of the river Legharak, 17 kilometres north-west of the district centre, between 1,430 and 1,550 metres of altitude above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 271.

"Mrejur is situated in the east of Evokyuz Dagh, in the west of which can be seen Korkh, the residence of Agh Melik.”

Yeghishe Charents Art and Literature Museum. Sargis Kamalian Fund, copy-book No. 1, VI-11, pp. 18-19.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 272.

Resettlement
1770 y․

It was stripped of its population in the 1770s, when the local residents moved to Metz Shulaver. The cemetery of this Georgian township retains the gravestone of one of them with the following epitaph.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 271.

Historical Introduction
1880 y․

The site of the deserted village served as a summer encampment for some cattle-breeders until its revival in the 1880s.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 272.

Population
1983 y․

In 1983 it had a population of 951.

Soviet Azerbaijanian Encyclopedia, vol. 7, Baku, 1983, p. 384.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 272.

Description

“Mrejur lies in an easterly position, with the local yards occupying quite a large area and serving as hayfields."

Yeghishe Charents Art and Literature Museum. Sargis Kamalian Fund, copy-book No. 1, VI-11, pp. 18-19.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 272.

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Mrejur