Karmir Shuka
Karmir Shuka or Girmizi Bazar is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the region of 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.
Etymology
The name of the village was Krasny Bazar during the Soviet Union, meaning "Red Market" in Russian. The Armenian name, and the Azerbaijani rendering, also mean "Red Market".History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include Tnjri, a 2,000-year-old Oriental Plane, the 12th/13th-century village of Mavas, a 12th/13th-century khachkar, a cemetery from between the 17th and 18th centuries, the 17th-century monastic complex of Yerek Mankuk in Mavas, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin built in 1731 near the nearby village of Skhtorashen, and the 18th-century St. George's Chapel Church.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 secondary school, a kindergarten, eight shops, and a medical centre. The community of Karmir Shuka includes the village of Skhtorashen.Demographics
The village had 926 inhabitants in 2005, and 1,113 inhabitants in 2015.As of December 2025, 85 Azerbaijani families, totaling 344 individuals, have been resettled in Girmizi Bazar by Azerbaijan.