Kherkhan

Kherkhan (Խերխան; Xərxan) is a village located in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023 and in 1989. The village lost 10% of its population as a result of both Nagorno-Karabakh wars.

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

Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the cemetery of Khacher (Խաչեր, lit. 'Crosses') from between the 11th and 14th centuries, the 19th-century St. George's Church (Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի), and a 19th-century spring monument.

Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, and a medical centre.

Demographics
The village had 111 inhabitants in 2005, and 140 inhabitants in 2015.

Notable people

 * Yakov Melkumov (1885 – 1962), Soviet military commander during the Russian Civil War's fighting against the Basmachi Movement on the Turkestan Front. He is known for commanding the unit that killed Enver Pasha.