Hadrut Province

Hadrut
Հադրութ
Province
Capital Hadrut
Government
 • Governor Valery Gevorkian
Area
 • Total 1,877 km2 (725 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 2nd
Population (2013)[1]
 • Total 13,163
 • Rank Ranked 5th
 • Density 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Website Hadrut Province
The Hadrut Regional Hospital

Hadrut Province (Հադրութ in Armenian) is a province of the de facto Republic of Artsakh. The Republic has limited international recognition. It is de jure part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It forms the southern border of Nagorno-Karabakh, and one of the most mountainous parts. Villages are primarily found along two river valleys and scattered in lower elevations on the very southern fringe. Excavations of the Azokh Cave show that humans have inhabited this area for tens of thousands of years, and the region has a rich history.

Hadrut province has 30 communities of which 1 is considered urban and 29 are rural. The most important problems are drinking and irrigation water, and internal communication roads. Some villages are lacking a telephone network and some have difficulties with watching Armenian TV channels. More than 340 people of Hadrut Region fell victim during the Nagorno-Karabakh war. Nearly 30% of its area has been ruined and burnt several times.[2]

Sites of interest

  • Town of Hadrut
  • Monastery of Spitak Khatch (Սպիտակ Խաչ; White Cross), 14th century
  • Gtichavank monastery (Գտիչի վանք), 1241–1248
  • Anapat Church (Անապատ եկեղեցի), 13th century, near the village of Togh (Տող)
  • Khodaafarin Bridges

See also

References

  1. ↑ Census
  2. ↑ Hetq.am Now the time has come for building Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 39°31′00″N 47°01′48″E / 39.5167°N 47.0300°E / 39.5167; 47.0300


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