Chldran

According to Arsène Saparov, the name of the village is of Persian origin.^[5] According to Sergey Melkumyan, the name originated from the name of the ethnically Armenian Chali brothers, due to their patriotism.^[4]

The modern village of Chldran was founded in 1905, by settlers from Arajadzor.^[4] During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 16th/17th-century church of Karmir Yeghtsi 300 m to the north, the partially ruined Nahatak Church 2.2 km to the northeast, with an adjacent cemetery with khachkars, and the religious site of Tatver 3.5 km to the northeast.^[6]

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, nine shops, and a medical centre.^[1] The village school named after Tigran Izmirlian was destroyed in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. It was rebuilt in 2002, and a renovation and expansion project, jointly sponsored by the Artsakh government, Armenia Fund and the Izmirlian Foundation, commenced in 2020.^[7]

The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population, with 467 inhabitants in 2005,^[8] and 528 inhabitants in 2015.^[1] According to one study, the village had an Azerbaijani-majority population prior to their exodus during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.^{[9][better source needed]} According to Melkumyan's book, the village has been solely inhabited by Armenians.^[4] In 1970 the village had 87 houses and 366 inhabitants, and by 1987 there were 173 houses and 476 inhabitants.^[4]

As of January 2026 the 13 Azerbaijani families, totaling 48 individuals, have been resettled in the Childiran village by Azerbaijan.^[10]