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Chapar, Nagorno-Karabakh

Coordinates: 40°09′13″N 46°25′26″E / 40.15361°N 46.42389°E / 40.15361; 46.42389
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Chapar
Չափար
Çapar
Chapar is located in Azerbaijan
Chapar
Chapar
Chapar is located in East Zangezur Economic Region
Chapar
Chapar
Coordinates: 40°09′13″N 46°25′26″E / 40.15361°N 46.42389°E / 40.15361; 46.42389
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
355
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Chapar (Armenian: Չափար; Azerbaijani: Çapar) is a village located in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

History

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

Historical heritage sites

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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

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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

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The village had 252 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 355 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

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  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. ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
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