Karkijahan

Krkjan or Karkijahan is a settlement near the city of . The village had an Armenian-majority population prior to the Khaibalikend massacre in 1919 and subsequently an Azerbaijani-majority population prior to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 1988.
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  • Type: Town with 2,000 residents
  • Description: settlement within Khankendi city of Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Karkijahan, Nagorno-Karabakh”, “Kirdidzhan”, and “Krkzhan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Armenian Dramatic Theater of Stepanakert and Stepanakert Memorial.

Theater building
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
is a theater building.

Monument
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Khankendi Memorial, or Victory Monument, is a memorial located in , .

Bridge
Photo: Oktay Dünyamalıyev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a bridge, which is situated 2½ km east of Karkijahan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ghaibalishen, Nagorno-Karabakh and Nağılar.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ghaibalishen or Qaybali is a village that is part of the of , in the region of . Until 2024, the village was controlled by the Republic of Artsakh. is situated 3 km south of Karkijahan.

Village
is a village in the of . is situated 3½ km south of Karkijahan.

Village
Photo: Golden, CC BY 4.0.
Dashushen or Dashkand is a village in the of , in the region of . Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. is situated 4 km east of Karkijahan.

Karkijahan

Latitude
39.80204° or 39° 48′ 7″ north
Longitude
46.73864° or 46° 44′ 19″ east
Population
2,000
Elevation
997 metres (3,271 feet)
Open location code
8HF8RP2Q+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11209947182
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
147736
Wiki­data ID
Q4793204
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Karkijahan” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Javadlar”
  • Armenian: “Կրկժան”
  • Armenian: “Կրկջան”
  • Armenian: “Ջավադլար”
  • Armenian: “Քրքջան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kərkicahan”
  • Cebuano: “Kirkidzhan”
  • Dutch: “Kərkicahan”
  • Malay: “Kərkicahan”
  • Persian: “کرکی‌جهان”
  • Russian: “Киркиджан”
  • Russian: “Кяркиджахан”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کرکی جاهان”
  • Swedish: “Kirkidzhan”
  • Turkish: “Kerkicahan”

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