Mushkapat

Mushkapat (Մուշկապատ; Müşkapat) 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 the 17th/18th-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 has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 351 inhabitants in 2005, and 372 inhabitants in 2015.

Notable people

 * Bagrat Ulubabyan (1925-2001) – Armenian writer and historian