Mets Shen, Shusha

Mets Shen (Մեծ Շեն) or Boyuk Galadarasi (Böyük Qaladərəsi) is a village located in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.

Toponymy
The village was known as Metskaladeresi (Мецкаладереси) during the Soviet period.

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 church of Parin Pizh (Պարին Պիժ) 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 secondary school, and a medical centre.

Demographics
The village had 92 inhabitants in 2005, and 116 inhabitants in 2015.