Khnatsakh, Nagorno-Karabakh

Khnatsakh (Armenian: Խնածախ) or Khanyurdu (Azerbaijani: Xanyurdu) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

[4] During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century village of Kghategh (Armenian: Քղատեղ), a 13th-century khachkar, the 17th/18th-century shrine of Parur (Armenian: Պարուր), an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit.

[1] The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as in different state institutions.

As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, and a medical centre.

St. Astvatsatsin Church of Khnatsakh