Mets Shen, Shusha
village in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan
Mets Shen (Armenian: Մեծ Շեն) or Boyuk Galadarasi (Azerbaijani: Böyük Qaladərəsi) is a village located in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population until the expulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Toponymy
The village was known as Metskaladeresi (Russian: Мецкаладереси) during the Soviet period.
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Shusha District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the church of Parin Pizh (Armenian: Պարին Պիժ) built in 1658, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').
Economy and culture
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, and a medical centre.
Demographics
The village had 92 inhabitants in 2005, and 116 inhabitants in 2015.
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