Khramort

Khramort (Armenian: Խրամորթ; Azerbaijani: Xramort) or Pirlar (Azerbaijani: Pirlər)[2] is a village de facto in the Askeran Province of the 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.[3]

Khramort / Pirlar
Խրամորթ / Pirlər
Khramort / Pirlar
Khramort / Pirlar
Coordinates: 39°59′31″N 46°50′12.9″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceAskeran
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
575 m (1,886 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total524
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

Armenpress reported that Azerbaijan continuously violated the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement in the direction of the village.[4]

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 13th-century khachkar, the 19th-century St. Astvatsatsin Church, a 19th/20th-century cemetery, as well as World War II and Artsakh War memorials.[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, a secondary school and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 403 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 524 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References
  1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. "Azərbaycan Respublikasının bəzi rayonlarının inzibati-ərazi bölgüsündə qismən dəyişikliklər edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikasının Qanunu". e-qanun.az. 1999-10-05. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  3. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  4. "Azerbaijan again violates ceasefire in Khramort direction in Artsakh". Armenpress. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  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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