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Khndzoresk

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official_nameKhndzoresk
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subdivision_nameArmenia
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Syunik
subdivision_type2Municipality
subdivision_name2Goris
area_total_km267.86
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Khndzoresk (, ) is a village in the Goris Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The village is located to the east of the Goris-Stepanakert highway, on the steep slopes of Khor Dzor (Deep Gorge), which the village is named after, according to tradition.

Crossing the bridge at the entrance of the village, the road continues towards the towns of Lachin and Stepanakert. New Khndzoresk (the current inhabited area) was built in the 1950s. The village is located at 1580 m above sea level and occupies 6772.8 ha.

History

In the end of the 19th century, Old Khndzoresk was the biggest village of Eastern Armenia. In the beginning of the 20th century the community had 8,300 inhabitants (1,800 households). In 1913 there were 27 shops, 3 dye-houses, tanneries, 7 schools. The village is famous for taking part in the liberation movement of David Bek. The fortress of Khndzoresk served as a military base for Mkhitar Sparapet in 1728–1730. In 1735 the village was visited by Catholicos (Head of Armenian Apostolic Church) Abraham Kretatsi who gave a thorough description of the community in his chronicles. During the 1980s, an additional village sprouted 7 km from Khndzoresk due to resizing and political unrest. This village, considerably smaller than Khndzoresk, is called Lower Khndzoresk, or Nerkin Khndzoresk.

Cultural heritage

Khndzoresk is widely famous for its canyon with picturesque rock formations and ancient cave settlement. The artificial caves, some of which are currently used as stables and warehouses, used to be inhabited till the 1950s. In the bottom of the gorge there is St. Hripsime church, dating back to the 17th century. On a spur beyond on the right side of the gorge there is Anapat (hermitage) with the tomb of Mkhitar Sparapet. The cave church of St. Tatevos can also be found nearby.

Economy and culture

About 90% of the population is engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. There is a small milk processing enterprise, employing 8 people. The community has a number of administrative and public institutions, such as a community council, a secondary school (with 370 pupils), a musical school, a kindergarten, a library, a museum and a culture club.

Demographics

In the 1823 survey of the province of Karabakh completed by Russian general Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov, Khndzoresk, mentioned as was Khinzyrak, was recorded as an Armenian village consisting of 170 tax-paying households, headed by the Armenian Melik Husein Ali. According to the 1897 census, Khndzoresk—mentioned as Khinzirak ()—had a population of 4,516, all Armenian Apostolics. The village had 2,295 men and 2,221 women.

The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 2,260 in 2010, up from 1,992 at the 2001 census. In 2009, the population of Khndzoresk comprised 2256 people, of which 1126 were women and 1130 were men. There were 516 households in total.

The population of Khndzoresk since 1831 is as follows:

YearPopulationNote
18311,3421,322 Armenians, 20 Muslims
18733,369100% Armenian
18864,219
18974,516100% Armenian Apostolic; 2,295 men.
19047,059
19148,335Mainly Armenian
19163,710
19194,550Mainly Armenian
19223,505100% Armenian
19262,5962,591 Armenians, 5 Persians; 1,233 men
19311,980100% Armenian
19392,980
19591,992
19791,820
19891,828
20011,992
20112,070

Climate

The climate in the community is warm, relatively humid, with mild winters. Annual precipitation is 450-700mm.

Notable people

  • Tatevik Sazandaryan, opera singer

References

References

  1. {{ARMENIAarea. Syunik
  2. [[Statistical Committee of Armenia]]. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia".
  3. (1988). "Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան". Yerevan State University Press.
  4. S. Hayrapetyan. Four-Year Development Programme of Khndzoresk Community (2009–2012). 2009
  5. Yermolov, Aleksey. (1866). "Opisaniye Karabakhskoy provincii sostavlennoye v 1823 g po rasporyazheniyu glavnoupravlyayushego v Gruzii Yermolova deystvitelnim statskim sovetnikom Mogilevskim i polkovnikom Yermolovim 2-m".
  6. Troinitsky, N. A.. (1905). "Населенные места Российской империи в 500 и более жителей с указанием всего наличного в них населения и числа жителей преобладающих вероисповеданий, по данным первой всеобщей переписи населения 1897 г.". Tipografiya Obshchestvennaya polza.
  7. {{ARMSTATdata. 44
  8. {{ArmenianCensus. 210
  9. {{Cite Republic of Armenia Settlements Dictionary
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