Kavahan

Kavahan (Կավահան, also Ghavakhan, Ղավախան) or Gavahyn (Gavahın) is a village located in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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 a 16th-century khachkar, a 17th/18th-century cemetery, and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1871.

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, the Kavahan branch of the Kolkhozashen Secondary School, and a medical centre.

Demographics
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 124 inhabitants in 2005, and 75 inhabitants in 2015.