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Yeni Kərki

Coordinates: 39°18′36″N 45°13′18″E / 39.31000°N 45.22167°E / 39.31000; 45.22167
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Yeni Kərki
Municipality
Yeni Kərki is located in Azerbaijan
Yeni Kərki
Yeni Kərki
Coordinates: 39°18′36″N 45°13′18″E / 39.31000°N 45.22167°E / 39.31000; 45.22167
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
DistrictKangarli
Population
 (2005)[citation needed]
 • Total380
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Yeni Kərki is a village and the least populous municipality in the Kangarli District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan.

It is located near to the Nakhchivan-Sharur highway, 14 km (9 miles) in the north-east from the district center. Its population is mainly busy with animal husbandry. There is a secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 380.[1]

History

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Yeni Kərki (New Karki) was founded by refugees from the village of Karki in the Sadarak District, which was occupied by Armenia on 19 January 1990, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2][3][4][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 356. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
  2. ^ Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
  3. ^ "Kərkinin taleyi". Archived from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  4. ^ Sadarak District Court