Vaghuhas

Vaghuhas (Վաղուհաս) or Gozlu (Qozlu) is a village located in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023 and in 1989.

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

According to civilian reports, during the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani soldiers entered the village and forcibly demanded that its entire Armenian population leave while firing their weapons in the air.

Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the ruins of the ancient Armenian settlement of Mayrakahag (Մայրաքաղաք), including the Tiramayr Monastery (Տիրամայր Վանք) built in 1183, an 8th/9th-century chapel, a 12th/13th-century cemetery, the monastery of Khatravank (Խաթրավանք) built in 1204, the monastery of Karmiravan (Կարմիրավան) built in 1224, also known as the Red Monastery – Karmir Vank, Կարմիր վանք, and the medieval village of Hin Vaghuhas (Հին Վաղուհաս, lit. 'Old Vaghuhas').

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, seven shops, and a medical centre.

Demographics
The village had 638 inhabitants in 2005, and 678 inhabitants in 2015.