Artsvashen
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For the village in the Tartar District, see Seysulan.
Artsvashen (Armenian: Արծվաշեն, lit. 'Eagle village') or Bashkend (Azerbaijani: Başkənd; Armenian: Բաշքենդ) is a de jure Armenian village in the Chambarak Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is a 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi) exclave of Armenia,[1] and is surrounded by the territory of Azerbaijan, which has de facto occupied it since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2]
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Artsvashen | |
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Արծվաշեն | |
Coordinates: 40°38′46″N 45°30′56″E | |
Country (de jure) | Armenia |
• Province | Gegharkunik |
• Municipality | Chambarak |
Country (de facto) | Azerbaijan |
• District | Gadabay |
Founded | 1845 |
Area | |
• Total | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 127 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Artsvashen at GEOnet Names Server |
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