Kashatagh Region
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Kashatagh Քաշաթաղ |
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| Region | |
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| Capital | Berdzor |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Suren Khachatryan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,377 km2 (1,304 sq mi) |
| Area rank | Ranked 1st |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 9,656 |
| • Rank | Ranked 6th |
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi) |
| Website | official website |
Kashatagh Region (Armenian: Քաշաթաղի շրջան Kashat'aghi shrjan) is one of the seven regions of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic which is de facto independent de jure part of Azerbaijan Republic and the largest by area (3,376.60 km2). The population as of 2013 was 9,656. Its capital is Berdzor.
Kashatagh Region has 54 communities of which 3 are considered urban and 51 are rural.
Kashtagh borders Shahumyan Region in the north, Martakert Region in the north-east, Askeran Region, Shushi Region and Hadrut Region in the east. Iran in the south and Armenia to the west.
The territory on which Kashatag Region was subsequently formed was part of the Syunik Province of the Kingdom of Armenia. In the Middle Ages, there existed Armenian principality. In the valley of the river Akera was the most famous principality Kashatag. The territory remained predominantly Armenian-up to Russian-Persian wars and the South Caucasus invasion of the Ottoman army in the 18th century. Russian forces managed to invade the Caspian provinces of Persia, and in 1723 while simultaneously fighting the Afghans in the east and Turks in the west, Persia was forced to cede the Caspian provinces to the Russian empire. Artsakh Armenian principalities, including Kashatag principality, supported Russia in the war.
Kovsakan is the second largest city in Kashatagh Region after the city of Berdzor. Mher Arakelyan from the ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Razmik Mirzoyan, non-partisan, and Hrach Manucharyan were competing in the mayoral election to be held in June 2008.
Kashatagh Region has the highest birth rate in the entire Caucasus region. The birth rate was measured at 29.3 per 1,000 in 2010. On the other hand, the Russian republic of Chechenya, which had a birth rate of 28.9 per 1,000 in 2011 could manage only the second spot.
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