Khandzk

Khandzk (Խանձք, also Khantsk, Խանցք) or Khanyeri (Xanyeri) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. Prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, it was de facto controlled by the Republic of Artsakh as a village in its Askeran Province.

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

Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 11th-century church of Vardapetin Khut (Վարդապետին Խութ), the 12th/13th-century shrine of Jukhtak Khach (Ջուխտակ խաչ), a 13th-century village, chapel and khachkar, the 13th-century St. John's Church (Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի), St. Stephen's Church (Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի) built in 1673, and a 19th-century spring monument.

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, two shops, and a medical centre.

Demographics
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 231 inhabitants in 2005, and 261 inhabitants in 2015.