Yemishchan

Yemishchan (Եմիշճան; Yemişcan, also Yemishjan) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed 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 19th-century St. Stephen's Church (Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի).

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, and a medical centre.

Demographics
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 194 inhabitants in 2005, and 178 inhabitants in 2015.