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Vardadzor, Askeran
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Vardadzor (Armenian: Վարդաձոր) or Pirjamal (Armenian: Փիրջամալ; Azerbaijani: Pircamal) is a village located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]
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History
The village was founded in the 12th century. The village was destroyed during the Armenian–Tatar massacres of 1905–1906, and was later rebuilt in 1918.[4] During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 17th/18th-century shrine, an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1]
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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. The community of Vardadzor includes the village of Varazabun.[1]
Demographics
The village had 223 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 267 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
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