Pircahan

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Coordinates: 39°43′34″N46°26′08″E / 39.72611°N 46.43556°E / 39.72611; 46.43556 Coordinates: 39°43′34″N46°26′08″E / 39.72611°N 46.43556°E / 39.72611; 46.43556
CountryFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
District Lachin
Population
 (2015) [1]
  Total103
Time zone UTC+4 (AZT)

Pircahan (Pirjahan) is a village in the Lachin District of Azerbaijan.

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History

The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s. The village subsequently became part of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, referred to as Goghtanik (Armenian : Գողթանիկ). It was returned to Azerbaijan as part of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the bridge of Kotrats (Armenian : Կոտրած), a 12th-century khachkar, a 13th-century khachkar, a 17th/18th-century khachkar, and an 18th-century khachkar. [1]

Demographics

The village had 86 inhabitants in 2005, [2] and 103 inhabitants in 2015. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.