Msmna, Nagorno-Karabakh
village in the Gavahın village administrative territorial district of the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan
Msmna (Armenian: Մսմնա) or Aghbulag (Azerbaijani: Ağbulaq) is a village located in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the 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.
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 18th-century monastery of Shoshkavank (Armenian: Շոշկավանք), 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, the Msmna branch of the Kolkhozashen Secondary School, and a medical centre.
Demographics
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 71 inhabitants in 2005, and 100 inhabitants in 2015.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4833369. Authority coordinates are 39.746, 46.913. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2023, 2015 and 2005.
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