Machkalashen (Armenian: Մաճկալաշեն; Azerbaijani: Cütcü) is a village located in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2] The Amaras Monastery is located close to the village.
Machkalashen
Մաճկալաշեն | |
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Cütcü | |
Machkalashen | |
Coordinates: 39°41′38″N 47°01′44″E / 39.69389°N 47.02889°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojavend |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 546 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
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, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.[1]
The village had 593 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 546 inhabitants in 2015.[1]