Chldran ( hy, Չլդրան) or Childiran ( az, Çıldıran) is a village ''

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Martakert Province Martakert Province ( hy, Մարտակերտ) is a province of the Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The population is mainly Armenian. The province has 43 communities of which one is considered urban and 42 a ...

of the breakaway

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, ''

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'' in the

Kalbajar District Kalbajar District ( az, Kəlbəcər rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the East Zangezur Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Lachin, Khojaly, Agdam, Tart ...

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, in the disputed region of

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. The village is made up of six neighborhoods; ''Vrtskaler'', ''Kyurkoreg'', ''Perin Gomer'', ''Khor Dzor'', ''Pokr Chldran'' and ''Ghalunts Tagh''.

Etymology

According to Arsène Saparov, the name of the village is of Persian origin. According to Sergey Melkumyan, the name originated from the name of the ethnically Armenian Chali brothers, due to their patriotism.

History

The modern village of Chldran was founded in 1905, by settlers from

Arajadzor Arajadzor ( hy, Առաջաձոր, ) is a village in the Kapan Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Demographics The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia The Statistical Committee of Armenia ( Armenian: Հայա ...

. During the

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the

Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), DQMV, hy, Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Ինքնավար Մարզ, ԼՂԻՄ was an autonomous oblast within the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic that was created on July 7, 1923. Its cap ...

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 16th/17th-century church of ''Karmir Yeghtsi'' ( hy, Կարմիր Եղցի) 300 m to the north, the partially ruined Nahatak Church 2.2 km to the northeast, with an adjacent cemetery with

khachkar A ''khachkar'', also known as a ''khatchkar'' or Armenian cross-stone ( hy, խաչքար, , խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, i ...

s, and the religious site of ''Tatver'' 3.5 km to the northeast.

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in

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and

animal husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, star ...

. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, nine shops, and a medical centre. The village school named after Tigran Izmirlian was destroyed in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. It was rebuilt in 2002, and a renovation and expansion project, jointly sponsored by the Artsakh government, Armenia Fund and the Izmirlian Foundation, commenced in 2020.

Demographics

The village has an ethnic

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-majority population, with 467 inhabitants in 2005, and 528 inhabitants in 2015. According to one study, the village had an Azerbaijani-majority population prior to their exodus during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. According to Melkumyan's book, the village has been solely inhabited by Armenians. In 1970 the village had 87 houses and 366 inhabitants, and by 1987 there were 173 houses and 476 inhabitants.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chldran Populated places in Martakert Province Populated places in Kalbajar District