Haterk

Haterk Հաթերք
Həsənriz
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Coordinates: 40°10′04″N 46°31′04″E / 40.16778°N 46.51778°E / 40.16778; 46.51778Coordinates: 40°10′04″N 46°31′04″E / 40.16778°N 46.51778°E / 40.16778; 46.51778
Country	Azerbaijan (de jure)  Artsakh (de facto)
District	Kalbajar (de jure)
Province	Martakert (de facto)
Elevation	1,120 m (3,670 ft)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	1,638
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)

Haterk (Armenian: Հաթերք) or Hasanriz (Azerbaijani: Həsənriz) 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[]

After the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, the Seljuks conquered most of the remnants of Bagratid Armenia, which had been largely annexed by the Byzantine Empire in the 11th century. The Syunik, Khachen (Artsakh) and Tashir principalities remained unconquered however. The Syunik and Khachen principalities had close ties, their royal families intermarried, and their respective principalities functioned as refuges and bastions for each other during times of need.^[3] During the end of the 12th century, Seljuk power declined, and forces of the Georgian-Armenian Zakarian princes moved southwards and established Zakarid Armenia. During this period, the Armenian principalities of the region consisted of the three branches of Khachen: Tsar, Haterk and Khokhanaberd (with their spiritual center at Gandzasar) along with the Khaghbakian family in northern Syunik (Vayots Dzor). The Armenian princes of Haterk (Upper Khachen) were established on the left bank of the Tartar River, with their spiritual center being at Dadivank, the principal church of which was established by Arzu-Khatun, the wife of Vakhtang of Haterk. Prince Hasan of Haterk left an inscription at Dadivank in 1182. The leading family among the three Khachen princes was the one from Haterk. Vakhtang of Haterk contributed in 1191 to the building of the Nor Getik monastery (present day Goshavank in northeastern Armenia).^[4] In 1603, the region was broken up into feudal Melikdoms.^[5]

During the Soviet period, Haterk was a part of the Mardakert District in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan SSR. During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, Haterk was captured by Armenian forces and it subsequently became part of the Martakert Province of the Republic of Artsakh.

Historical heritage sites[]

Haterk can be divided into three historical parts, Shen or Pap - the village center, Kyok and Mtghaser. There are several historical and cultural heritage sites in and around Haterk, including the ruined St. Nshan Church and the Astghaghbyur Chapel from the Middle Ages, Mesis Monastery, the ruined village of Khotorashen, a chapel-tomb and khachkars from the 12th and 13th centuries, and a 19th/20th-century fortress. Only one of the three churches in the village still stands, the 19th-century St. Astvatsatsin Church in the center of Haterk.^[1][6]

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, an aid station, a secondary school, a kindergarten and 19 shops.^[1] The village hosts a yearly Zhingyalov hats festival since 2018.^[7]

Demographics[]

Haterk had 1,531 inhabitants in 2005,^[8] and 1,638 inhabitants in 2015.^[1]

Gallery[]

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  Scenery around Haterk

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  Landscape around Haterk

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