Berkadzor

Berkadzor (Բերքաձոր) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, it was under the control of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Askeran Province, and had an ethnic Armenian-majority population. The village was founded in 1998.

Toponymy
The village is also known as Armenabad.

History
During the Soviet period, the area around the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. On 25 September 2023, amid the exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region, a fuel depot in Berkadzor exploded, resulting in the deaths of at least 170 people and over 300 injuries.

Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE.

Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as in different state institutions. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.

Demographics
The village had 165 inhabitants in 2005, and 195 inhabitants in 2015.