Tonashen | |
Native Name: | Tonaşen |
Official Name: | Təpəkənd |
Pushpin Map: | Azerbaijan#Karabakh |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Tartar |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 84 |
Timezone: | AZT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 40.3028°N 46.6906°W |
Tonashen) or Tapakend (Azerbaijani: Təpəkənd) is a village in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan. Prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, it was de facto controlled by the Republic of Artsakh as a village in its Martakert Province. The village had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the fortress of Jraberd (Armenian: Ջրաբերդ) from between the 9th and 18th centuries, a medieval church, a 12th/13th-century cemetery, a 13th-century khachkar, the medieval village of Mets Tvot (Armenian: Մեծ Թթոտ), the 13th-century church of Kotrats Yeghtsi (Armenian: Կոտրած եղցի), and the monastery of Yerits Mankants (Armenian: Երից Մանկանց) built in 1691.[1]
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, and a medical centre.[1]
The village had 79 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 84 inhabitants in 2015.[1]