Halidzor
Halidzor is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
Etymology
The name "Halidzor" originates from the names of the settlements called Hale, Halis in Haband province.Geography
Geographically, Halidzor is located near the left bank of the Vorotan River, at an altitude of 1300-1350 m above sea level. The regional center of Syunik province - the city of Kapan, is 62 km away. The nearest town is Goris, which is 12 km to the southwest.To the northeast of Halidzor is the village of Shinuhayr, to the South and East is the gorge of the Vorotan river, to the East and northeast are cultivated fields.
History
In the historical sources Halidzor is mentioned from the beginning of the 10th century. In his book of "History of Syunik" Stepanos Orbelyan ranks the settlement among medium-sized villages according to the tax it paid.In the 10th century, Hamazaspuhi, the daughter of Prince Babden of Syunik, donated the village of Halidzor to the Tatev monastery, which was confirmed by Tarsayich Orbelyan in 1274.
Halidzor was considered Tatev's property until the 19th century. It was also the site of the Battle of Halidzor which took place in 1727 when Armenian military commander Davit Bek along with his general Mkhitar Sparapet defeated the invading forces of the Ottoman Empire.
In St. Orbelyan and old records, the name of the village is written as HALE. Until the late Middle Ages, when writing Halidzor, the gorge around the village was understood. Later it was written Hali-dzor and finally Halidzor.
Soviet period
During the Soviet years, Halidzor was part of the Zangezur province of the Armenian SSR, and from 1930, it was part of the Goris region.The current village was built in 1966, a little far from the Old Halidzor, and until 1991 it was part of the Soviet economy of Harzhis.