Hin Shen
Hin Shen or Kichik Galadarasi is a village in the Shusha 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.
Toponymy
The village was known as Kirov during the Soviet period, and is also known as Koynashen.
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Shusha District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the medieval caravanserai of Pulen Glukh, a church built in 1658, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin.
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, and a medical centre.
Demographics
The village had 176 inhabitants in 2005, and 190 inhabitants in 2015.