Verin Sznek
Verin Sznek (; ) or Yukhary Yemishjan () is a village "de facto" in the Askeran Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, "de jure" in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. History. During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. Historical heritage sites. Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a cemetery from between the 16th and 19th centuries, the 18th/19th-century church of "Surb Astvatsatsin" (, ), and a 19th-century spring monument. 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 medical centre, and a secondary school that is shared with the neighboring village of Nerkin Sznek. Demographics. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 28 inhabitants in 2005, and 33 inhabitants in 2015.