Karki, Azerbaijan

Karki
Tigranashen
Տիգրանաշեն

View of Tigranashen from the main north-south highway of Armenia
Karki
Tigranashen
Coordinates: 39°47′08″N 44°56′37″E / 39.78556°N 44.94361°E / 39.78556; 44.94361
Country Azerbaijan (Occupied by Armenia)
Autonomous republic Nakhchivan
Rayon Sadarak
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
 • Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Karki (also Kərki, Kiarki, Kyarki) or Tigranashen is a village that is de jure an exclave of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

Since May 1992, following the Nagorno-Karabakh War, Karki has been controlled de facto by Armenia, which administers the 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi) territory as part of its Ararat Province.[1] The main highway connecting northern Armenia with southern Armenia passes right by the village, which is today mostly inhabited by Armenians, both locals and refugees from Azerbaijan.[2] The village has been renamed Tigranashen by the Armenian government after the ancient king Tigranes the Great, under whose reign the Kingdom of Armenia attained its greatest power.[3]

After the war, many of the former inhabitants of Karki resettled in a new village, Yeni Kərki (New Karki), created within the Kangarli District of Azerbaijan.

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References

  1. ↑ Archived November 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 30; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
  3. ↑ Karki / Tigranashen exclave – Azerbaijan – Azerb.com

Coordinates: 39°47.3′N 44°57.0′E / 39.7883°N 44.9500°E / 39.7883; 44.9500


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