Hin Tagher

Hin Tagher (Armenian: Հին Թաղեր) or Kohne Taghlar (Azerbaijani: Köhnə Tağlar) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[1] The Katarovank Monastery is located close to the village.

Hin Tagher

Հին Թաղեր
Köhnə Tağlar
Scenery around Dizapayt Mountain (Azerbaijani: Ziyarət dağı) and Katarovank, near Hin Tagher
Hin Tagher
Coordinates: 39°30′27″N 46°49′25″E
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictKhojavend
Elevation
1,578 m (5,177 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total168
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

History

The village was collectivized in 1931-1932, and electricity was brought to it in 1964. 220 residents of the village had fought in World War II, of which 100 died and there is a World War II memorial in the village to honour the dead. In 1920 the village had a population of 400, but by 1987, the number had dropped to 198 villagers, with all of them being Armenian.[2]

The village was part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast during the Soviet period, and was captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War on October 2, 1992 and remained a part of Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. Çaylaqqala, Hin Tagher and Katarovank became an Artsakh holdout in the Hadrut Province during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[3] Clashes erupted around the Armenian holdout pocket despite the ceasefire agreement, and it has been reported that Hin Tagher was captured by Azerbaijan on 12 December, with some clashes continuing in the area.[4][5] Russian peacekeepers arrived to the area on 13 December 2020. Subsequently, it was reported that Hin Tagher and Chaylaqqala were returned to Azerbaijani control as Russian peacekeepers removed the area from their map of responsibility on 14 December 2020.[6][7]

  • Church of the Savior in Hin Tagher

References
  1. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  2. Melkumyan, Sergey (1990). Lernayin Gharabagh. Yerevan: Luys. p. 254. ISBN 5-545-00522-6.
  3. CIVILNET - A Piece of Hadrut Remains Armenian
  4. President Sarkissian Says Government Has Not ‘Provided Satisfactory Explanation’ About Attacks on Hadrut
  5. Azerbaijan Says Four Soldiers Killed Amid Cease-Fire Violations In Nagorno-Karabakh
  6. "Армения и Азербайджан развязали войну трактовок". kommersant.ru (in Russian). Kommersant. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  7. "Hadrutun iki kəndi yenidən Azərbaycanın nəzarətindədir". bbc.com/azeri (in Azerbaijani). BBC Azeri service. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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