Kolatag (Kolatak) ( azerb. Kolatağ , armenian Քոլատակ ) is a village in Nagorno-Karabakh . According to the administrative-territorial division of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic , which actually controls the village, it is located in the Martakert region of NKR , according to the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Azerbaijan - in the Kelbajar region of Azerbaijan . Kolatag is famous for the following attractions:
- Spring "Ttu dzhur" (sour water).
- Kachahakaberd (Magpie Fortress)
- Harsnakar (Rock bride).
- Monastery of St. Akoba, VII century
| Village | |
| Kolatag (Kolatak) | |
|---|---|
| azerb. Kolatağ / arm. Քոլատակ | |
| A country | NKR / Azerbaijan [1] |
| Area | Martakert [2] / Kelbajar [3] |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 4 |
| Population | |
| Population | 249 [4] people ( 2005 ) |
To the south of the village flows the river of the same name.
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Etymology
Translated into Russian, the word Kolatak (Kolatağ, Քոլատակ) means “under the bush” (Armenian “count” (քոլ) - “bush”, Azeri “kel” ( Azeri kol ) - “bush”, “tree”, Armenian “so” (տակ) - “under” ). The mountains surrounding Kolatak are covered in dense forest. In the forests near the village there is a lot of evidence of ancient settlements, chapels, monasteries, khachkars and other historical monuments. The people of Kolataka consists of the so-called clans. The main ones are the clans Iritzants, Chpakhants, Nkarants, Balunts, Zarunts, Azunts, Sayunts, Keverkants, Kapunts, etc. From state institutions in the village there is a municipal authority, a secondary school, a cultural center, and a medical center. To the southwest of the village is the Forty Maidens ridge. In the north-west direction, about a kilometer from the village, is the monastery of St. Hakoba (Սուրբ Հակոբ) (VII century). A magnificent plane tree grows near the monastery. There is a legend according to which one bishop, having visited Greece, brought seedlings of plane trees from there and planted them in Artsakh where there were monasteries.
In 2012, with the financial support of Gayk Gvardikovich Magakelyan, who lives in Russia, a 5.6 km long road connecting the village with the highway was thoroughly repaired and paved.
History
During the years of the Russian Empire, the village of Kolatag (Kolatag) was part of the Javanshir district of Elizabethpol province . According to the "Caucasian calendar" for 1908, 242 people lived in the village and the village is indicated as predominantly Armenian . [5] According to the "Caucasian calendar" for 1912, 246 people lived in the village, and the village is indicated as predominantly Azerbaijani (in the source "Tatar"). [6] .
Kachagakaberd Fortress
Photos
View of Harsnakar and Kachagakaberd from Kolatak
Forty Maidens mountain range, view from Kolataka
Kolatak, Monastery of St. Hakob, VII century
Kolatak, Monastery of St. Hakob, VII century
Kolatak, Monastery of St. Hakob, VII century
Kolatak, Monastery of St. Hakob, VII century
Khachkar inside the monastery of St. Akoba
Kolatak, plane tree near the monastery of St. Akoba
Spring Ttu Jura
Kolatak, November 2009
View from the fortress
View from the fortress on with. Kolatak
View of Kolatak
View of Kolatak
Fortress
Links
- Kachagakaberd (fortress)
Notes
- ↑ This community is controlled by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic . According to the administrative-territorial division of Azerbaijan , the territory controlled by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is located within the Goygol , Jebrail , Zangelan , Kelbajar , Kubatlinsky , Lachinsky , Tertersky , Khojavand , Khojaly , Shushinsky and parts of the Agdam and Fizuli regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan . In fact, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is currently an unrecognized state , most of which is not controlled by Azerbaijan .
- ↑ According to the administrative-territorial division of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- ↑ According to the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- ↑ Census in NKR - Cash and permanent population on administrative-territorial division (p. 56)
- ↑ Caucasian calendar 1910. Part I Tiflis. page 294
- ↑ Caucasian calendar. Tiflis 1912 (inaccessible link)