Kanach Tala, Nagorno-Karabakh

Kanach Tala (Կանաչ Թալա) or Goytala (Göytala) is a village located in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Azerbaijani-majority population before they fled the fighting of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Shusha 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 village, and a 19th-century cemetery.

Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. The village is a part of the community of Yeghtsahogh.

Demographics
The village had 9 inhabitants in 2005, and 16 inhabitants in 2015.