Şıx Dursun
Skhtorashen (, also Şıxtoraşen, Skhtorasher, and Suktorashen) or Shykh Dursun () 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Şıx Dursun
- Region
- Khojavend
- Country
- Azərbaycan
- Population
- 0
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Skhtorashen (, also Şıxtoraşen, Skhtorasher, and Suktorashen) or Shykh Dursun () 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.
Near the village is a 2042 years old (as of 2022) giant Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) named Tnjri, with a circumference of 27 m and height of 54 m.