Coordinates: 40°08′44″N 46°20′40″E / 40.14556°N 46.34444°E / 40.14556; 46.34444

Charektar

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Charektar
Չարեքտար
Çərəkdar
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CountryFile:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
 • DistrictAghdara
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
262
Time zoneUTC+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

File:Chareqthar, Mesropavanq monastery - panoramio.jpg
The 12th/13th-century Charektar Monastery (Mesropavank)

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]

References

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  4. ^ Caucasian Calendar 1912. p.223
  5. ^ Административное деление АССР. — Баку: Издание АзУНХУ, 1933.
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