Kichan

Kichan (Armenian: Կիչան; Azerbaijani: Ballıqaya) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Agdam 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.[2]

Kichan / Ballygaya
Կիչան / Ballıqaya
Kichan / Ballygaya is located in Republic of Artsakh
Kichan / Ballygaya
Kichan / Ballygaya
Kichan / Ballygaya is located in Azerbaijan
Kichan / Ballygaya
Kichan / Ballygaya
Coordinates: 40°03′45″N 46°40′24″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartakert
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictAgdam
Elevation
935 m (3,068 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total178
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the monastery of Anapat (Armenian: Անապատ) and a cemetery from between the 12th and 18th centuries, a 13th-century khachkar, an 18th-century chapel, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, two shops and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 168 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 178 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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