Karmir Shuka

Karmir Shuka (Կարմիր Շուկա) or Girmizi Bazar (Qırmızı Bazar) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Armenian majority in 1989.

Etymology
The name of the village was Krasny Bazar (Красный Базар) during the Soviet Union, meaning "Red Market" in Russian. The Armenian name, and the Azerbaijani rendering, also mean "Red Market".

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

Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include Tnjri, a 2,000-year-old Oriental Plane, the 12th/13th-century village of Mavas (Մավաս), a 12th/13th-century khachkar, a cemetery from between the 17th and 18th centuries, the 17th-century monastic complex of Yerek Mankuk (Երեք մանկուք) in Mavas, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1731 near the nearby village of Skhtorashen, and the 18th-century St. George's Chapel Church (Սուրբ Գևորգ մատուռ-եկեղեցի).

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 secondary school, a kindergarten, eight shops, and a medical centre. The community of Karmir Shuka includes the village of Skhtorashen.

Demographics
The village had 926 inhabitants in 2005, and 1,113 inhabitants in 2015.