Herher, Nagorno-Karabakh

Herher (Armenian: Հերհեր) or Gargar (Azerbaijani: Qarqar) is a village de facto in the Martuni Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojavend 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 the village in Armenia, see Herher.
Herher / Gargar
Հերհեր / Qarqar
Herher / Gargar is located in Republic of Artsakh
Herher / Gargar
Herher / Gargar
Herher / Gargar is located in Azerbaijan
Herher / Gargar
Herher / Gargar
Coordinates: 39°42′11″N 46°57′49″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartuni
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total584
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the St. Grigoris Church built between 1667 and 1676 by Bishop Barsegh of the Amaras Monastery, originally from the village of Gishi, as a summer residence for the monastery's monks. Also located near the village is the 17th-century St. Astvatsatsin Chapel, and a 17th/18th-century cemetery.[1][3]

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, a secondary school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 577 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 584 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • The 17th-century St. Grigoris Church in Herher
    The 17th-century St. Grigoris Church in Herher

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. "Amaras Monastery, Nagorno Karabakh Republic - History and Architecture". amaras.org.
  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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