Herher, Nagorno-Karabakh

For the village in Armenia, see Herher.
Herher / Gargar
Հերհեր / Qarqar
Herher / Gargar is located in Azerbaijan
Herher / Gargar
Herher / Gargar
Herher / Gargar is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Herher / Gargar
Herher / Gargar
Coordinates: 39°42′11″N 46°57′49″E / 39.70306°N 46.96361°E / 39.70306; 46.96361
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
584
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Herher (Armenian: Հերհեր) or Gargar (Azerbaijani: Qarqar) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

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][4]

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,[5] and 584 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Amaras Monastery, Nagorno Karabakh Republic - History and Architecture". amaras.org.
  5. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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