Herher

Azerbaijan / Xocavend / Qirmizi Bazar /

Gerger or Herher (Armenian: Հերհեր, Azeri :Qarqar) is a village in the Martuni Province of the de facto Republic of Artsakh, de jure part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. During the Soviet period, this was Armenian populated village in Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the St. Grigoris Church built between 1667 and 1676 by Bishop Barsegh of the Amaras Monastery, originally from the village of Gishi, as a summer residence for the monastery's monks. Also located near the village is the 17th-century St. Astvatsatsin Chapel, and a 17th/18th-century cemetery.
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Coordinates:   39°42'24"N   46°57'39"E