Khndzorut ( Armenian Խնձորուտ ) is a village in Vayots Dzor region in Armenia .
| Village | |
| Hndzorut | |
|---|---|
| Նձորուտ | |
| A country |  Armenia |
| Region | Vayots Dzor region |
| History and geography | |
| Former names | Almaly |
| Timezone | UTC + 4 |
| Nationalities | Armenians |
| Denominations | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Official language | Armenian |
Content
Description
The village has a church of the XIX century.
Geography
It is located 30 km south of Vaika on the bank of the right tributary of the Nakhijevan - the Jahri. It is located in a fairly wide fertile valley, stretching down from the village downstream. In the valley for several kilometers are rural gardens and land. On two sides of the village are located poor mountain vegetation. [one]
2 km south of the village - the ruins of the Old Khndzoruta. To the northwest are the ruins of the village of Okhbin. [one]
History
The village was part of the province (havar) of Vayots Dzor, Syunik region, Great Armenia. Mentioned in the records of the XIII century Tatev monastery . Later it was renamed Turkic Almalu, entered Sharur-Daralagyaz district of Erivan province . On November 12, 1946, the village was renamed Khndzorut.
Population
According to the “Caucasian calendar” of 1912, 313 people lived in the village of Almalu, Sharur-Daralagozsky district of the Erivan province , mostly Azerbaijanis , indicated in the calendar as “Tatars” [2] .
According to the data at the end of the 1980s, the population was engaged in cattle breeding, farming and horticulture, as well as tobacco growing and silkworm cultivation. Until the 1940s, donkeys were raised for neighboring villages in the village. [one]
Population dynamics is shown in the table.
| Year | 1831 | Early 20th century | 1912 | 1970 | 2001 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 115 | 315 (58 houses) | 313 | 618 (165 houses) |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Akopyan T. Kh., Melik-Bashhyan Art. T., Barsegyan O. Kh. Dictionary of place names in Armenia and adjacent territories = - Yer. : Publishing house of Yerevan University , 1986. - T. 1. - 992 p. - 30 000 copies
- ↑ Caucasian calendar. Tiflis 1912 (inaccessible link)