Arajadzor, Nagorno-Karabakh

Arajadzor (Առաջաձոր) or Dovshanly (Dovşanlı) is a village that is located in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023 and in 1989.

History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE, a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the 12th/13th-century fortress of Tsiranakar (Ծիրանաքար), the Harva Church (Հարվա եկեղեցի) built in 1249, and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1668.

Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.

Demographics
The village had 741 inhabitants in 2005, and 787 inhabitants in 2015.