ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Khanlar 279 Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Khanlar (District)

Historical Introduction
1930 y․

The administrative district of Khanlar, known by the name of Narimanov until 1938, was established in 1930. It occupies an area of 2,393 square kilometres and comprises 86 residential settlements, including 82 villages.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 327.

1938 y․

The centre of the district is the former German colony of Helendorf, which was renamed Khanlar on 19 July 1938. It borders on Dedoplis-Tzegharo District of the Republic of Georgia, Shahumian and Karvajar Districts of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, as well as Dashkesan, Yevlakh, Touz, Kakh and Shamkhor Districts of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 327.

1988 — 1991 yy․

Between 1988 and 1991, all the settlements of Khanlar District were stripped of their Armenian population.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 327.

Type Map

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Narimanov