Garnakar, Nagorno-Karabakh

Garnakar (Գառնաքար) or Chormanly (Çormanlı) 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 the 9th-century Hamami Church (Համամի եկեղեցի), the church of Hangats (Հանգած) from between the 11th and 13th centuries, the fortress of Natarin (Նատարին) or Ded (Դեդ), the church of Mughdusi (Մուղդուսի), two villages – one of them named Hamami Dzor (Համամի ձոր), a cemetery and khachkars from between the 12th and the 13th centuries, the Mughdusi Cave, and an 18th/19th-century cemetery.

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

Demographics
The village had 124 inhabitants in 2005, and 161 inhabitants in 2015.