Tsaghkashat, Nagorno-Karabakh

Tsaghkashat (Ծաղկաշատ, lit. 'plentiful flowers') or Gyshlag (Ղշլաղ; Qışlaq) is a village located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Toponymy
The village is also known as Keshish Kand and Kishlagkend.

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 tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE and the Early Middle Ages, the 12th/13th-century village of Vaka (Վաքա), a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the nearby medieval village of Shinategh (Շինատեղ), a chapel from the Middle Ages 1 km to the south, the 18th-century religious site of Gharabek (Ղարաբեկ) 2 km to the south, an 18th-century cemetery, the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God'), and the Nikol Duman House Museum displaying 19th/20th-century life in the village.

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 200 inhabitants in 2005, and 172 inhabitants in 2015.

Notable people

 * Nikol Duman (12 January 1867 – 23 September 1914)