Xanabad, Khojaly

Xanabad () or Khnapat (, also ) is a village "de facto" in the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, "de jure" in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. 
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 the nearby ruined 12th-17th-century village of "Jraver" () with a 17th-century cemetery, the Medieval "Mets Nan" cave-sanctuary, the 19th-century St. Astvatsatsin Church and a chapel from 1224. Closeby is also the ruined 18th-20th-century village of "Yereshen" with 9th-13th-century khachkars as well as the ruined 12th-19th-century village of "Verin Ghlijbagh" 3 km west of Khnapat.
Economy and culture.
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry as well as in different state institutions. As of 2015, the village has a municipality building, a House of Culture, a secondary school, a music school, a kindergarten, three shops and an aid station.
Demographics.
The village had 827 inhabitants in 2005, and 1,042 inhabitants in 2015.