Çaykənd, Goygol

Coordinates: 40°27′37″N 46°23′22″E / 40.46028°N 46.38944°E

Çaykənd
Municipality
Çaykənd
Coordinates: 40°27′37″N 46°23′22″E / 40.46028°N 46.38944°E
Country  Azerbaijan
Rayon Goygol
Population
  Total 2,236
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Çaykənd (also, Chaikend and Chaykend; Armenian: Գետաշեն, Getashen) is a village and municipality in the Goygol Rayon of Azerbaijan, which was previously populated by Armenians.[1] Its Armenian population were forcefully evicted and deported by Azeri and Soviet special forces during Operation Ring.[1] It currently has a population of 2,236.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 De Waal, Thomas (2003). Black garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan through peace and war. New York University. p. 116. ISBN 0-8147-1944-9.