Terpene

Khramort / Pirlar
Խրամորթ / Pirlər
Khramort / Pirlar is located in Azerbaijan
Khramort / Pirlar
Khramort / Pirlar
Coordinates: 39°59′31″N 46°50′12.9″E / 39.99194°N 46.836917°E / 39.99194; 46.836917
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
575 m (1,886 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total524
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Khramort (Armenian: Խրամորթ; Azerbaijani: Xramort) or Pirlar (Azerbaijani: Pirlər)[2] is a village located 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]

History

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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

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Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 13th-century khachkar, the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit.'Holy Mother of God'), a 19th/20th-century cemetery, as well as World War II and Artsakh War memorials.[1]

Economy and culture

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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

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

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