Astghashen / Dashbulag
Աստղաշեն / Դաշբուլաղ | |
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  Astghashen / Dashbulag  Astghashen / Dashbulag | |
| Coordinates: 39°55′37″N 46°42′17″E / 39.92694°N 46.70472°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 772 m (2,533 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 507 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Astghashen (Armenian: Աստղաշեն) or Dashbulag (Armenian: Դաշբուլաղ; Azerbaijani: Daşbulaq) is a village in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village is famous for its unique star-shaped stones, which the village derives its name from.[2] Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[3] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[4]
- ^ Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Khachatrian, Vahagn (2023-08-10). "Astghashen: Mysterious Village of Artsakh". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.