Chirish was a village in the territory of the Zangezur uezd of the former Yelizavetpol (Ganja) governorate, later in the former Gafan district, and present-day Syunik province. It was located 43 km to the northeast of Gafan.

The village was inhabited by 27 Azerbaijanis in 1897. The Azerbaijanis were attacked, massacred or expelled from the village by Armenian armed units in 1918. After the establishment of Soviet power in present-day Armenia, the Azerbaijanis who survived could return to their native village. The village was inhabited by 73 Azerbaijanis in 1922, 79 in 1926 and 95 Azeebaijanis in 1931. In 1950 the sovkhoz (a state farm) of Chirish was abolished and merged with the sovkhoz of Gighi. The inhabitants of the village were moved to the villages of Kurud and Kirs. At present, the village is in ruins.

The toponym was coined on the basis of the word “chirish” meaning “a decorative wild plant of Liliaceae family”.