Hin Shen

Hin Shen (Հին Շեն, also Hinshen, Հինշեն) or Kichik Galadarasi (Kiçik Qaladərəsi) is a village in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.

Toponymy
The village was known as Kirov (Киров) during the Soviet period, and is also known as Koynashen.

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

Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the medieval caravanserai of Pulen Glukh (Փուլեն Գլուխ), a church built in 1658, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').

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

Demographics
The village had 176 inhabitants in 2005, and 190 inhabitants in 2015.