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Hatsi

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Hatsi (Armenian: Հացի, also Gatsi) or Chorakli (Azerbaijani: Çörəkli) 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.

01History

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

02Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the monastery complex of Bri Yeghtsi (Armenian: Բռի եղցի) from between the 7th and 17th centuries, and a 13th-century mural khachkar.

03Economy 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 school, and a medical centre.

04Demographics

The village had 234 inhabitants in 2005, and 234 inhabitants in 2015.

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