Karakend

Berdashen () or Karakend () is a village "de facto" in the Martuni Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, "de jure" in the Khojavend 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 Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, on November 20, 1991, an Azerbaijani MI-8 military helicopter, carrying a peacekeeping mission team consisting of 13 Azerbaijani government officials, 2 Russian and 1 Kazakhstani Ministry of Internal Affairs officials, 3 Azerbaijani journalists and 3 helicopter crewmen was shot down amidst heavy fighting near Karakend. All 22 people (19 passengers and 3 crew) on board were killed in the crash.
Historical heritage sites.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 17th-century church, a chapel from 1676, a 17th/18th-century shrine, 12th-century khachkars and Kusaberd Fortress (Akhchkaberd).
Economy and culture.
As of 2015, the village has a municipality building, a House of Culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, six shops and an aid station.
Demographics.
The village had 1,498 inhabitants in 2005, and 1,606 inhabitants in 2015.