Heriknaz :: ARTSAKH LOCATIONS

Monuments

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

Location

The village extends on the south-facing slope of a gorge lying in the area of the source of the right tributary of the river Gharamurat, 12 kilometres north-west of the district centre, between 1,570 and 1,660 metres of altitude above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 256.

Historical Introduction
1770 y․

Stripped of its Armenian inhabitants in the 1770s.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 256.

20 c․

In the early 20th century, it was re-populated by some Turkish herdsmen leading a sedentary life.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 256.

Population
1914 y․

In 1914 the local population totaled 173.