Chapar, Nagorno-Karabakh

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Chapar
Չափար
Çapar
Chapar is located in Republic of Artsakh
Chapar
Chapar
Chapar is located in Azerbaijan
Chapar
Chapar
Coordinates: 40°09′13″N 46°25′26″E / 40.15361°N 46.42389°E / 40.15361; 46.42389Coordinates: 40°09′13″N 46°25′26″E / 40.15361°N 46.42389°E / 40.15361; 46.42389
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartakert
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total355
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Chapar (Armenian: Չափար; Azerbaijani: Çapar) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

History[edit]

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites[edit]

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 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[edit]

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[edit]

The village had 252 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 355 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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