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The village of Khachik is located 21 km southeast of the marz center.
The name of the community has been Khachik from the beginning of its establishment. Most of Khachik's population are the descendants of immigrants from the Armenian towns of Khoy and Salmast. (In those days, Khachig was part of Persia.) There are ruins of a church just outside the village, which is referred to in manuscriptis as Khotakerats Convent. The construction date of the monastery is unknown; it's only known that it was reconstructed in 910 AD by Princess Shushanik of Syunik, in memory of her sister. In the north-eastern part of the community the Chapel of Hngzara, which means "illuminator", where villagers used to sacrifice animals to keep the cattle and sheep secure from different diseases and served them only to passers-by and guests. This tradition is kept alive still. The Monastery of Karakomp (9th c.) and the fortress of Berdatagh have endured the centuries and still stand.
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| Projects |
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Completed
Tufenkian Charitable foundation- distribution of writing materials to disadvantaged children and computers to the school
Oxfam-renovation of the medical center
Project Harmony-school connectivity program
ASIF- local government training, provision of school furniture (15 units)
Ongoing
UNDP, Government of Armenia, EU joint Humanitarian De-mining project
MCA-rehabilitation of drinking water network
Armrusgasard
UMCOR, AREGAK-micro-financing
CARD-Agricultural credit club program
ASIF construction of Eghegnadzor Khachik irrigation network
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| General Information |
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| Distance from Yerevan |
140 km |
| Distance from Marz Center |
40 km |
| Distance from border |
30 km |
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| Altitude above sea level |
1,900 meter |
| Climate |
Moderate |
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| Historical monuments |
Khotakerats monastery |
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| Population: |
1,000 |
| Households |
200 |
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| Total area |
8591 hectares |
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| Pastures |
1618 hectares |
| Arable land |
626 (242 irrigated) hectares |
| Orchards |
0 hectares |
| Forests |
0 hectares |
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| Land use |
Animal husbandry,agriculture |
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| PROGRAM COMPONENTS |
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| Infrastructure Assessment |
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The intra-community roads need major renovation
The irrigation system must be renovated in order to render it more effective
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| Infrastructure priorities for the rural community of Khachik |
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| Infrastructure |
Priorities |
Total amount needed (AMD) |
Funding sources |
| Road |
Renovation of intra-community roads (4km) |
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| Irrigation |
Construction of gravity irrigation pipeline |
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| Drinking water |
Reconstruction of 6km internal network |
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Millennium Challenges Armenia -rehabilitation of drinking water network |
| Electricity |
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| Gas |
No gas supply |
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Armrusgasard |
Kindergarten
School |
Renovation of one of three blocks of the school |
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| Health Care |
Need a car for medical center |
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| Telephone: Cell / Land |
Digitalization of phone network, which is unreliable |
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| Internet |
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| TV, radio |
Weak radio reception |
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| Community / Cultural Center |
Renovation of community center needed |
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| Lighting and Landscaping |
Planting of orchards Construction of water reservoir |
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| Other |
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Center for Agribusiness and Rural Development -Agricultural credit club program |
| Other |
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United Methodist Committee on Relief, AREGAK-micro-financing |
| Other |
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UN Development Program, Government of Armenia, EU joint Humanitarian De-mining project |
| Other |
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| Economic Assessment |
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Only 15 years ago, Khachik was a flourishing rural community with an economy based not only on agriculture but also on small-scale production. Today, the community - as most of those in rural areas in Armenia - depends merely on agriculture. The agricultural lands are used inefficiently. The main reason for this inadequate use of land is the general absence of an irrigation network. Almost no contemporary farming techniques are applied and no crop protection methods are used against hail and frost, resulting in unstable and unpredictable yield.
Khachik has favorable conditions for development of animal husbandry having abundant pastures and opportunities for production of fodder as well as strong traditions in the area. However, limited capacity to collect and store milk, low productivity cows (6 liters per day on average) and lack of contemporary farming techniques do not allow utilizing this opportunity. Formerly there were 1,000 heads of cattle in the community where as now they have only 400 animals.
The Community has deposits of stone (called Momik), but the quantity of this stone is unclear. Eighty hectares of land have been leased to a Canadian-Armenian company for quarrying and stone processing.
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