Kichan
title: "Kichan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-aghdara-district", "former-armenian-communities-in-azerbaijan"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-aghdara-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kichan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kichan / Ballygaya |
| native_name | Կիչան / Ballıqaya |
| pushpin_map | Azerbaijan |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| subdivision_type2 | Country |
| subdivision_name2 | Azerbaijan |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Aghdara |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_as_of | 2015 |
| population_total | 178 |
| timezone | AZT |
| utc_offset | +4 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 935 |
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Kichan (; ) is a village located in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population until the expulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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 () 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 (, ).
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.
Demographics
The village had 168 inhabitants in 2005, and 178 inhabitants in 2015.
References
References
- Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война".
- Sauer, Pjotr. (2 October 2023). "‘It’s a ghost town’: UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". [[The Guardian]].
- "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic".
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