Vardadzor, Askeran

Vardadzor (Armenian: Վարդաձոր) or Pirjamal (Armenian: Փիրջամալ; Azerbaijani: Pircamal) is a village de facto in the Askeran Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

For other places with the same name, see Vardadzor (disambiguation).
Vardadzor / Pirjamal
Վարդաձոր / Pircamal
A view of the village
A view of the village
Vardadzor / Pirjamal is located in Republic of Artsakh
Vardadzor / Pirjamal
Vardadzor / Pirjamal
Vardadzor / Pirjamal is located in Azerbaijan
Vardadzor / Pirjamal
Vardadzor / Pirjamal
Coordinates: 39°54′01″N 46°53′04″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceAskeran
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total267
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

The village was founded in the 12th century. The village was destroyed during the Armenian–Tatar massacres of 1905–1907, and was later rebuilt in 1918.[3] During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 17th/18th-century shrine, an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture and a medical centre. Students study in the secondary school of the neighboring village of Nakhichevanik. The community of Vardadzor includes the village of Varazabun.[1]

Demographics

The village had 223 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 267 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Buildings
    Buildings
  • River
    River

References
  1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
  4. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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