Chapar, Nagorno-Karabakh
Chapar
Չափար | |
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Çapar | |
Chapar | |
Coordinates: 40°09′13″N 46°25′26″E / 40.15361°N 46.42389°ECoordinates: 40°09′13″N 46°25′26″E / 40.15361°N 46.42389°E | |
Country (de facto) | Artsakh |
• Province | Martakert |
Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
• District | Kalbajar |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 355 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Chapar (Armenian: Չափար; Azerbaijani: Çapar) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
History[]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites[]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the fortress of Hakarakaberd (Armenian: Հակառակաբերդ) from between the 9th and 13th centuries, the 12th/13th-century monastery of Karmir Kar (Armenian: Կարմիր քար), a 12th/13th-century cemetery and khachkar, the chapel of Sorpen Duz (Armenian: Սորփեն Դուզ) built in 1273, the medieval religious shrine of Ojakh (Armenian: Օջախ), and the village of Hin Chapar (Armenian: Հին Չափար, lit. 'Old Chapar') dating from between the 17th and 19th centuries.[1]
Economy and culture[]
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, a kindergarten, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics[]
The village had 252 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 355 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links[]
- Populated places in Martakert Province
- Populated places in Kalbajar District