Chaghaduz () or Sargsashen () is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
History During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. After the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of the Martuni Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village was captured by Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Historical heritage sites Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a shrine from between the 2nd millennium BCE and the 17th century BCE, the fortress-settlement of Jaghaduz () from the 3rd century BCE, khachkars from between the 11th and 12th centuries, and 19th-century watermills.
Demographics The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population in 1989. Prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, it also had an Armenian majority with 264 inhabitants in 2005, and 285 inhabitants in 2015.
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