Shosh, Nagorno-Karabakh

{{Other uses|Shosh (disambiguation){{!}}Shosh}} {{pp-extended|small=yes}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Shosh / Shushikend |native_name = Շոշ / Şuşikənd |other_name = |image_skyline = Տեսարան_վերևից,_Շոշ.jpg |image_size = 300px |pushpin_map = Azerbaijan#Karabakh |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Azerbaijan}} |subdivision_type1 = {{*}} District |subdivision_name1 = Khojaly |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |population_footnotes = <ref name="2015statistics">{{Cite web|url=https://artsakhlib.am/en/2018/06/06/%D5%BF%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A5%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82-%D5%AC%D5%B2%D5%B0-%D5%BE%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B9%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%AE%D6%84%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6-%D5%B4%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%B8/|title=Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)|author=Hakob Ghahramanyan}}</ref> |population_as_of = 2015 |population_total = 641 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = AZT |utc_offset = +4 |coordinates = {{coord|39|46|12|N|46|47|05|E|region:AZ|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 1024 }}

'''Shosh''' ({{langx|hy|Շոշ}}) or '''Shushikend''' ({{langx|hy|Շուշիքենդ}}; {{langx|az|Şuşikənd}}, {{langx|ru|Шушике́нд}}) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population<ref>{{cite web |url=https://drugoivzgliad.com/karabach-mir-i-voina-a-zubov/ |title=Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война |author=Андрей Зубов |date= |website=drugoivzgliad.com |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> until the expulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sauer |first=Pjotr |date=2 October 2023 |title=‘It’s a ghost town’: UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/02/nagorno-karabakh-ghost-town-un-ethnic-armenians-azerbaijan |access-date=9 November 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

== History == Shosh's name and history is connected to that of Shusha (Shushi), which is located a short distance from the village. The Armenian historian Leo considered it likely that the village Shosh received its name from Shushi, which he considered the older settlement, although some sources say that Shushi received its name from the village.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary|url=https://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/brokgauz_efron/117414/Шуша|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407170744/https://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/brokgauz_efron/117414/%D0%A8%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0|archive-date=7 April 2019|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="Shahen">{{cite book|last=Mkrtchyan|first=Shahen|url=https://artsakhlib.am/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Mkrtchyan-Shahen-Lernayin-Karabaghi-hushardzannery-1.pdf|title=Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի պատմա-ճարտարապետական հուշարձանները|date=1980|publisher=Hayastan publishing house|location=Yerevan|page=146|language=hy|trans-title=Historical-architectural monuments of Mountainous Karabakh|chapter=City of Shushi (Շուշի քաղաքը)|access-date=16 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714030926/https://artsakhlib.am/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Mkrtchyan-Shahen-Lernayin-Karabaghi-hushardzannery-1.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. The village has been administered by the Republic of Artsakh since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

After the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, five Armenian families displaced from Vazgenashen (Gulably) settled in the village, as well as in Ivanyan (Khojaly).<ref>[https://hetq.am/hy/article/124598 Մարտունու շրջանի Վազգենաշեն համայնքը նույնպես անցել է Ադրբեջանին]</ref><ref>[https://www.aysor.am/am/news/2020/11/21/%D5%8E%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%A3%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%A5%D5%B6-%D4%B1%D5%A4%D6%80%D5%A2%D5%A5%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6/1775580 Մարտունու շրջանի Վազգենաշեն համայնքը նույնպես անցել է Ադրբեջանի վերահսկողության ներքո]</ref>

== Historical heritage sites == There are three Armenian churches in the village, the 19th-century church of ''Surb Astvatsatsin'' ({{langx|hy|Սուրբ Աստվածածին}}, {{lit|Holy Mother of God}}) in the village centre, St. Stephen's Church ({{langx|hy|Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի|Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi}}) built in 1655 on the village cemetery grounds, and above the village on a hill in the north, there is a church with an adjacent cemetery with khachkars. The 19th-century chapel of ''Karmir Taran'' ({{langx|hy|Կարմիր Տարան}}) is also located in the village. Other historical heritage sites in and around the village include the medieval shrine of ''Shoghasar'' ({{langx|hy|Շողասար}}), a 17th-century khachkar, the 18th-century bridge of ''Dzakhlik'' ({{langx|hy|Ձախլիկ}}), and a 19th-century watermill.<ref name="Mkrtchyan">Mkrtchyan, Shahen. Historical-Architectural Monuments of Nagorno Karabagh. Yerevan, 1989. (''Շահեն Մկրտչյան, «Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի պատմաճարտարապետական հուշարձանները»'')</ref><ref name="2015statistics"/><ref name="RediscoveringArmenia">{{cite book|last1=Kiesling|first1=Brady|first2=Raffi|last2=Kojian|year=2019|title=Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh|edition=3rd|publisher=Armeniapedia Publishing}}</ref> A monument in honor of the 18th-century Armenian satirist and fabulist Pele Pughi was built in 1976 between Shosh and Mkhitarashen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://armedia.am/eng/news/83276/pele-pughi-monument-symbol-of-humor-and-joy-of-artsakh-people.html|title=Pele Pughi Monument - Symbol of Humor and Joy of Artsakh People|website=armedia.am|date=2020-06-06}}</ref>

== Economy and culture == The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, four shops, and a medical centre.<ref name="2015statistics"/>

== Demographics == The village had 544 inhabitants in 2005,<ref name="2005nkrcensus">{{Cite web|url=http://census.stat-nkr.am/nkr/1-1.pdf|title=The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic|website=National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh}}</ref> and 641 inhabitants in 2015.<ref name="2015statistics"/>

== Notable people == * Arsen Terteryan (1882-1953) – Soviet Armenian scientist and writer * Pele Pughi (1731-1810) – Armenian satirist and fabulist

== Gallery == <gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="120"> Մուտք, Շոշ.jpg|A view of the village Փառք մեծ հայրենականում զոհված Շոշեցի մարտիկներին.jpg|WWII memorial Խաչքար, Շոշում.jpg|Khachkar Ճանապարհ դեպի Շոշ.jpg|Sign reading "Shosh" in Armenian and Latin characters Գերեզմանաքար, Շոշ.jpg|Cemetery Շոշի եկեղեցին.jpg|Village church Եկեղեցու_մուտք,_Շոշում.jpg|Church door Հայրենական մեծ պատերազմի Զոհերի հիշատակին նվիրված պատմատախտակ.jpg|World War II memorial wall Շոշի գյուղապետարան.jpg|Municipal building Դպրոց,_Շոշում.jpg|School Բուժկետ,_Շոշում.jpg|Medical center Բնակավայր.jpg|A view of the village </gallery>

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== External links == {{Commons}} * {{GEOnet2|32FA8814F9DA3774E0440003BA962ED3}} * {{YouTube|BVW2jH2wxhw|A short documentary about the village}}

Category:Populated places in Khojaly District