Syrkhavend

Syrkhavend (Azerbaijani: Sırxavənd) or Nor Ghazanchi (Armenian: Նոր Ղազանչի) is a village located in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

[2] The village of Nor Ghazanchi was founded on the left bank of the Khachen River in the mountainous regions of Murovdag.

Archeological findings from the surrounding landscape shows that there has been a settlement in the immediate area since the 12th century.

[3] During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), established in 1923.

[3] In April 1991, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, a territorial executive committee was established with Syrkhavend as its administrative centre by the government of Azerbaijan, as a management centre for 12 Azerbaijani villages in the Martakert region, with a territorial police department, agricultural department, education department, a logistics supply base, an automotive base and two road repair offices.