Nerkin Sznek () or Ashagy Yemishjan () is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population until the expulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.
History During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites Historical heritage sites in and around the village include an 18th/19th-century cemetery, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (, ) built in 1849, a 19th-century watermill, 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 Verin Sznek.
Demographics The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 129 inhabitants in 2005, and 131 inhabitants in 2015.
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