Herher (Armenian: Հերհեր) or Gargar (Azerbaijani: Qarqar) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
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]
Gallery
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The 17th-century St. Grigoris Church in Herher
References
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "Amaras Monastery, Nagorno Karabakh Republic - History and Architecture". amaras.org.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links
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