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Chapar, Nagorno-Karabakh
Village in Aghdara District, Azerbaijan
Village in Aghdara District, Azerbaijan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Çapar |
| native_name | Չափար |
| name | Chapar |
| pushpin_map | Azerbaijan#East Zangezur |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| subdivision_type2 | Country |
| subdivision_name2 | Azerbaijan |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Aghdara |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_as_of | 2015 |
| population_total | 355 |
| timezone | AZT |
| utc_offset | +4 |
| coordinates |
Chapar (; ) is a village located in the Aghdara 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 until the expulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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 () from between the 9th and 13th centuries, the 12th/13th-century monastery of Karmir Kar (), a 12th/13th-century cemetery and khachkar, the chapel of Sorpen Duz () built in 1273, the medieval shrine of Ojakh (), and the village of Hin Chapar (, ) dating from between the 17th and 19th centuries.
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.
Demographics
The village had 252 inhabitants in 2005, and 355 inhabitants in 2015.
As of January 2026 the 26 Azerbaijani families, totaling 96 individuals, have been resettled in the Chapar village by Azerbaijan.
References
References
- Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война".
- Sauer, Pjotr. (2 October 2023). "‘It’s a ghost town’: UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". [[The Guardian]].
- "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic".
- "Ağdərənin dörd kəndinə qayıdan ailələrə mənzillərin açarları təqdim edilib - YENİLƏNİB-2".
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