Charektar
Charektar
Չարեքտար Çərəkdar | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan |
| • District | Aghdara |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 262 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Charektar (Armenian: Չարեքտար; Azerbaijani: Çərəkdar) is a village in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Azerbaijani-majority population prior to their exodus during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2] Before 2023, it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its claimed Shahumyan Province.
Etymology
The name Charektar is of Persian origin.[3]
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, and was incorporated into the Shahumyan Province of the Republic of Artsakh after the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century Charektar Monastery and a 12th/13th-century khachkar.[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, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
In 1912, the village had 199 inhabitants, mostly Caucasian Tatars (Azerbaijanis).[4] In 1993 the village had 202 Azerbaijani inhabitants.[5] The inhabitants of the village fled during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and Charektar was subsequently settled by Armenians.
The village had an Armenian-majority population of 159 inhabitants in 2005,[6] and 262 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
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References
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- ^ Caucasian Calendar 1912. p.223
- ^ Административное деление АССР. — Баку: Издание АзУНХУ, 1933.
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