| Kichan / Ballygaya | |
| Native Name: | Կիչան / Ballıqaya |
| Pushpin Map: | Azerbaijan |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type2: | Country |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Agdam |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 178 |
| Timezone: | AZT |
| Utc Offset: | +4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.0625°N 46.6733°W |
| Elevation M: | 935 |
Kichan (Armenian: Կիչան; Azerbaijani: Ballıqaya) is a village located in the Agdam 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]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the monastery of Anapat (Armenian: Անապատ) and a cemetery from between the 12th and 18th centuries, a 13th-century khachkar, an 18th-century chapel, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին,).[1]
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, two shops and a medical centre.[1]
The village had 168 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 178 inhabitants in 2015.[1]