Chldran
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Chldran (Template:Langx) or Childiran (Template:Langx) is a village in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[1] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[2]
The village is made up of six neighborhoods: Vrtskaler, Kyurkoreg, Perin Gomer, Khor Dzor, Pokr Chldran and Ghalunts Tagh.[3]
Etymology
According to Arsène Saparov, the name of the village is of Persian origin.[4] According to Sergey Melkumyan, the name originated from the name of the ethnically Armenian Chali brothers, due to their patriotism.[3]
History
The modern village of Chldran was founded in 1905, by settlers from Arajadzor.[3] During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 16th/17th-century church of Karmir Yeghtsi 300 m to the north, the partially ruined Nahatak Church 2.2 km to the northeast, with an adjacent cemetery with khachkars, and the religious site of Tatver 3.5 km to the northeast.[5]
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, nine shops, and a medical centre.[6] 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.[7]
Demographics
The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population, with 467 inhabitants in 2005,[8] and 528 inhabitants in 2015.[6] According to one study, the village had an Azerbaijani-majority population prior to their exodus during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[9]Template:Bcn According to Melkumyan's book, the village has been solely inhabited by Armenians.[3] In 1970 the village had 87 houses and 366 inhabitants, and by 1987 there were 173 houses and 476 inhabitants.[3]
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External links
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