Çaykənd, Goygol

Coordinates: 40°27′37″N 46°23′22″E / 40.46028°N 46.38944°E / 40.46028; 46.38944

Çaykənd
Municipality
Çaykənd
Coordinates: 40°27′37″N 46°23′22″E / 40.46028°N 46.38944°E / 40.46028; 46.38944
Country  Azerbaijan
Rayon Goygol
Population
 • Total 2,236
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
 • Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Çaykənd (also, Chaikend and Chaykend; Armenian: Գետաշեն, Getashen) is a village and municipality in the Goygol Rayon of Azerbaijan, which used to be populated by Armenians.[1] Its Armenian population were forcefully evicted and deported by Azeri and Soviet special forces during Operation Ring in 1991.[1] It has a population of 2,236.

References

  1. 1 2 De Waal, Thomas (2003). Black garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan through peace and war. New York University. p. 116. ISBN 0-8147-1944-9.


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