Tsakuri

The village was captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village was recaptured by Azerbaijan on October 7, 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[4][5][6]

The population of the Tsakuri community is about 100 people in approximately 28 households. The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, cattle breeding, and farming. There is a village administration, a house of culture, a first aid station. The water supply is provided by the community in a gravity system fed from two springs Akn and Nerses. The community is provided with electricity, television and radio signals, mobile and wireless telephony and Internet service are available.

Tsakuri "Holy Mother of God" church, XII c.

The "Tsaghkavank" monastery complex is located in the village, of which only the "Holy Mother of God" church has been preserved. It was founded in 1198. Other historical monuments of Tsakuri include the cemetery (XVII-XIX centuries), the spring (XIX c.), a khachkar (cross-stone, XVII c.) and Ptkatagh monastery (on the outskirts of Tsakuri, dated 1670). A total of five historical monuments is registered in Tsakuri.

А group of international benefactors initiated the reconstruction of the "Holy Mother of God" church in Tsakuri and started preparation works and fundraising in the 2010s. In July 2013, the Primate of the Diocese of Artsakh of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan blessed this project for the revival of the historical and religious monument "Surb Astvatsatsin" (Holy Mother of God). Construction works started in May 2019. Phase two of the project for the interior works is partly funded by an international crowdfunding campaign.