Chapar, Nagorno-Karabakh Explained

Official Name:Çapar
Native Name:Չափար
Chapar
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#East Zangezur
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Name2: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type3: District
Subdivision Name3:Kalbajar
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:355
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.1536°N 46.4239°W

Chapar (Armenian: Չափար; Azerbaijani: Çapar) is a village located 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

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

Historical heritage sites

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,) dating from between the 17th and 19th centuries.[1]

Economy and culture

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015). Hakob Ghahramanyan.
  2. Web site: Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война . Андрей Зубов . drugoivzgliad.com .
  3. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh. 2021-01-17. 2011-03-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302100506/http://census.stat-nkr.am/nkr/1-1.pdf. dead.