Pirjamal

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For other places with the same name, see Vardadzor (disambiguation).
Vardadzor / Pirjamal
Վարդաձոր / Pircamal
A view of the village
A view of the village
Vardadzor / Pirjamal is located in Republic of Artsakh
Vardadzor / Pirjamal
Vardadzor / Pirjamal
Coordinates: 39°54′01″N 46°53′04″E / 39.90028°N 46.88444°E / 39.90028; 46.88444Coordinates: 39°54′01″N 46°53′04″E / 39.90028°N 46.88444°E / 39.90028; 46.88444
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceAskeran
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total267
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Vardadzor (Armenian: Վարդաձոր) or Pirjamal (Armenian: Փիրջամալ; Azerbaijani: Pircamal) 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.[2]

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 a 17th/18th-century religious shrine, an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and the 19th-century St. Astvatsatsin Church.[1]

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 and a medical centre. Students study in the secondary school of the neighboring village of Nakhichevanik. The community of Vardadzor includes the village of Varazabun.[1]

Demographics[]

The village had 223 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 267 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

Gallery[]

  • Buildings

  • River

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.

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