Bashkend (other)
Bashkend may refer to: *Artsvashen, Exclave of Armenia, officially called Bashkand *Gegharkunik, Gegharkunik, Armenia, formerly Bashkend *Vernashen, Armenia, formerly Bashkend See also *Başkənd (other) *Başköy (other) {{Geodis ...
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Artsvashen
Artsvashen ( hy, Արծվաշեն, ; az, Başkənd, lit=Main Village) is a ''de jure'' Armenian village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is a 40 square kilometres exclave of Armenia, and it is surrounded by the territory of Azerbaijan, which has ''de facto'' controlled it since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. History The present village was founded in 1854 or 1859 as ''Bashkend'' ( hy, Բաշքենդ) by Armenians from Choratan in Shamshadin, although an earlier Armenian presence on the site is attested by an inscription dated to 1607 on the Surb Hovhannes church in the town. It was later changed to Hin Bashkend ( hy, Հին Բաշքենդ), meaning Old Bashkend to differentiate it from New or Nor Bashkend, founded by migrants from the original settlement. The villagers' ancestors were originally from the province of Artsakh who migrated to Tavush. In 1920 the village was also referred to as ''Bashgyugh''. In 1923–1929, the territorial dispute over Artsvashen ...
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