Drmbon

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Drmbon / Heyvaly
Դրմբոն / Heyvalı
Drmbon / Heyvaly is located in Azerbaijan
Drmbon / Heyvaly
Drmbon / Heyvaly
Drmbon / Heyvaly is located in East Zangezur Economic Region
Drmbon / Heyvaly
Drmbon / Heyvaly
Coordinates: 40°08′57″N 46°36′52″E / 40.14917°N 46.61444°E / 40.14917; 46.61444
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictAghdara
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
583
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Drmbon (Armenian: Դրմբոն) or Heyvaly (Azerbaijani: Heyvalı) is a village in the Aghdara 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[2] until the expulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include khachkars from between the 11th and 13th centuries, a 12th/13th-century chapel, and an 18th/19th-century cemetery.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in mining, agriculture, and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, nine shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 645 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 583 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

As of January 2026 the 19 Azerbaijani families, totaling 74 individuals, have been resettled in the Heyvalı village by Azerbaijan.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. ↑ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
  5. ↑ "Ağdərənin dörd kəndinə qayıdan ailələrə mənzillərin açarları təqdim edilib - YENİLƏNİB-2". report.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2026-01-09.