Kherkhan
Kherkhan
Խերխան | |
|---|---|
| Xərxan | |
  Kherkhan | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′24″N 46°56′46″E / 39.72333°N 46.94611°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 140 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Kherkhan (Armenian: Խերխան; Azerbaijani: Xərxan) is a village located in the Khojavend 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] The village lost 10% of its population as a result of both Nagorno-Karabakh wars.[3]
History[edit]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites[edit]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the cemetery of Khacher (Armenian: Խաչեր, lit. 'Crosses') from between the 11th and 14th centuries, the 19th-century St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi), and a 19th-century spring monument.[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 house of culture, a school, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics[edit]
The village had 111 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 140 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Notable people[edit]
- Yakov Melkumov (1885 – 1962), Soviet military commander during the Russian Civil War's fighting against the Basmachi Movement on the Turkestan Front. He is known for commanding the unit that killed Enver Pasha.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mariam Avetisyan. "THE DESIRE TO LIVE: Kherkhan Episode 2 (Season 2)". Youtube.
- ^ "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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