Garnakar, Nagorno-Karabakh
Garnakar or Chormanly is a village that is located in the Aghdara 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 Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 9th-century Hamami Church, the church of Hangats from between the 11th and 13th centuries, the fortress of Natarin or Ded, the church of Mughdusi, two villages – one of them named Hamami Dzor, a cemetery and khachkars from between the 12th and the 13th centuries, the Mughdusi Cave, and an 18th/19th-century cemetery.
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.
Demographics
The village had 124 inhabitants in 2005, and 161 inhabitants in 2015.