Harav
Harav or Harov is a village located in the Khojaly 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 [Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians|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 a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 13th-century khachkar, the 16th/17th-century monastery-fortress of Bovurkhan, a 17th/18th-century cemetery, and the St. Mesrop Church built in 1795.The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.Demographics
The village had 300 inhabitants in 2005, and 324 inhabitants in 2015.