Sotk

Sotk (Armenie: Սոթք, till 1991 Zod) is a toun in the Gegharkunik Province o Armenie. History At the end o the 19t century Zod wis a veelage wi 1100 Tatar inhabitants. It grew intae a toun durin the region's industrialisation in the 1960 an 1970s, primarily due tae the exploitation o the Zod gowd mines. Thare is nou a gowd mine an a licht metallurgie fabrication in the ootskirts o the toun. The toun haes a ruined Armenie basilica kirk said tae date frae the 7t century, wi 13t century gravestanes in its waws. The toun wis maistly populatit bi ethnic Azeris till 1988, when they fled tae Azerbaijan as a result o ethnic clashes. The refugees frae Zod foondit the veelage o Yeni Zod in the Goygol rayon o Azerbaijan. Famous fowk frae the toun Prof. Dr. Ahliman Amiraslanov - Oncologist, Rector o Azerbaijan Medical University Hafiz Hajiyev - Chairman o Modren Musavat Pairty in Azerbaijan, Presidential candidate in 2003 an in 2008, umwhile CEO o "Azerfish" State Concern Etibar Hajiyev (1971–92) - Naitional Hero o Azerbaijan Notes References Sotk at GEOnet Names Server World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 82; oreeginal airchived at Archive.org, an current version online on Armeniapedia.org.