Zorakert

Zorakert (Armenian: Զորակերտ) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1]

Zorakert
Զորակերտ
Zorakert
Coordinates: 41°05′34″N 43°39′35″E
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Shirak
Population
 (2011)
 • Total145
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )

Population

According to "Caucasian Calendar" of 1912, 768 Kurds and 398 Qarapapaqs lived in Zorakert of Kars Oblast 398 people[2]

Population per years is the following.[3]

Year 1886 1922 1931 1964 1970 1979 1989 2001 2004
Pop. 205 119 205 300 440 472 212 152 109

References
  1. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
  2. Кавказский календарь. Тифлис 1912
  3. "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 79" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.


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