Pirjamal

Pirjamal (Armenian: Փիրջամալ; Azerbaijani: Pircamal) or Vardadzor (Armenian: Վարդաձոր) is a village de facto in the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

Not to be confused with Vardadzor in Armenia.
Pirjamal / Vardadzor
Pircamal / Վարդաձոր
Pirjamal / Vardadzor
Pirjamal / Vardadzor
Coordinates: 39°54′01″N 46°53′04″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
DistrictKhojaly (de jure)
ProvinceAskeran (de facto)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total267
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 19th-century St. Astvatsatsin Church, a 18th/19th-century cemetery and a 17th/18th-century religious site.[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 and a medical centre. Students study in the secondary school of the neighboring village of Nakhichevanik.[1]

Demographics

The village had 223 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 267 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References
  1. 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. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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