Dzyunashogh

Dzyunashogh (Armenian: Ձյունաշող; Azerbaijani: Qızıl Şəfəq, anglicized: Gizil Shafag, lit. 'Golden Dawn') is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Georgia border. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before they were forcefully expelled after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1][2]

Dzyunashogh
Ձյունաշող
Dzyunashogh is located in Armenia
Dzyunashogh
Dzyunashogh
Coordinates: 41°10′46″N 44°10′52″E
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Lori Province
Elevation
1,590 m (5,220 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total274
Time zoneUTC+4
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5

History

Between May and July 1989, the Azerbaijani population of Gizil Shafag were subject to an unusual village exchange with the then-Armenian population of Karkanj in Azerbaijan.[3][4]

References
  1. "Qarabağ münaqişəsi ucbatından kəndlərini bir-birilə dəyişən ermənilər və azərbaycanlılar". bbc.com. BBC Azeri Service. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. "Ձյունաշող" (PDF). lori.mtad.am. Retrieved 16 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. BEYOND THE KARABAKH CONFLICT: The Story of Village Exchange - book about the population swap by Sevil Huseynova, Arsen Hakobyan, & Sergey Rumyantsev
  4. Arsen Hakobyan's article on the village exchange
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