- Mardakert
Infobox Nagorno-Karabakh
Name = Mardakert
ArmenianName = Մարտակերտ
Nagorno-Karabakh
Capital = Martakert
GovernorName = Sergei Ohanyan
AreaRank =
TotalArea = 1795
PercentWater = Negligible
PopulationYear = 2005
Population_rank =
Population = 18963 [http://census.stat-nkr.am/nkr/1-4.pdf Census] ]
Density = 10.56
PostalAbbreviation =
ISOCode =
FIPSRegionCode =
Website = www.karabakh.netMardakert ( _hy. Մարտակերտ, _ru. Мардакерт, also known as _az. Ağdərə) is a province of the "
de facto " independentNagorno-Karabakh Republic . Its territory is a "de jure " part ofAzerbaijan , divided between the Tartar andKelbajar rayon s after Azerbaijan's abolition of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast in 1991. TheSarsang reservoir is located in this province.Cultural sites
The
Gandzasar monastery is located in this province. In the summer of 2006,Armenia n media announced that the ruins of an ancient city built by KingTigranes the Great had been discovered in the Mardakert region. Archaeologist Hamlet Petrosyan said it was no coincidence that that very location had been chosen for excavation - history had pointed to it strongly.References
See also
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