There was some initial confusion regarding control of the village after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war,[3][4] however, on 1 March 2021, the Armenian news organization CivilNet published a video report from the village, confirming continued Artsakh control.[5]
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 17th/18th-century cemetery and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit.'Holy Mother of God').[1] A monument in honor of the 18th-century Armenian satirist and fabulist Pele Pughi was built in 1976 between Mkihtarashen and Shosh.[6]
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, and a medical centre. Students study in the secondary school of the neighboring village of Shosh.[1]
Demographics
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 90 inhabitants in 2005,[7] and 91 inhabitants in 2015.[1]