Azat, Armenia
Azat (; , "Aghkilsa", ) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village. History. Located in the village is a heavily ruined 11th century church and a pair of medieval khachkars. The village was the birthplace of the celebrated Azerbaijani ashik Ashig Alasgar () (1821-1926). Demographics. According to the "Caucasian calendar" of 1912, the village had 180 inhabitants, with most of them being ethnic Azerbaijanis. Azat, Armenia Azat