Krkjan / Karkijahan
Քրքջան / Kərkicahan | |
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  Krkjan / Karkijahan | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′12″N 46°44′16.3″E / 39.80333°N 46.737861°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khankendi |
| Elevation | 997 m (3,271 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Krkjan (Armenian: Քրքջան) or Karkijahan (Azerbaijani: Kərkicahan) is a settlement near the city of Stepanakert. The village had an Armenian-majority population prior to the Khaibalikend massacre in 1919 and subsequently an Azerbaijani-majority population prior to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 1988.