Hachaparag or Zahmat is a village in the Iravan uezd of the former Iravan governorate, later in the former Zangibasar (Masis) district, and currently in the Ararat province. The provincial centre is located 25 km to the northwest of the town of Gamarli, on the right bank of the Zangi River, at a height of 847 m above sea level. Before the establishment of the Zangibasar district (14.01.1969) it had been within the Uchkilsa (Echmiadzin, Vagharshapat) district. Armenian authors wrote the historical name of the village as “Khajaparak” in their works, whereas in Azerbaijani sources, it was mentioned as “Khojaparak”. It was also marked in “The Iravan Province Review Book” compiled in 1728 and on the five-verst map of the Caucasus.

The village was solely inhabited by Azerbaijanis: 326 in 1831, 716 in 1873, 753 in 1886, 1,059 in 1897, 992 in 1904, 1,135 in 1914 and 1,113 Azerbaijanis in 1916. In 1918 the Azerbaijanis were attacked by Armenian armed forces and deported from the village. The survivors managed to return to their villages following the establishment of Soviet power in present-day Armenia. The village was inhabited by 492 Azerbaijanis in 1922, 670 in 1926, 759 in 1931 and 2,893 Azerbaijanis in 1987. In November-December 1988 the Azerbaijanis were deported from their historical and ethnic lands. At present, it is inhabited by Armenians.

The toponym was coined by combining the Azerbaijani word “hacha” meaning “a place where separation starts” and the ancient Turkic word “parakh” meaning “a fenced place to keep animals at night”.

By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR dated 3 January 1935 it was renamed “Zahmat”. The village was renamed “Khachpar” and by decision of 3 April 1991. According to the law “On the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia” dated 7 November 1995, it was integrated into the administrative area of the Ararat province.

Geographical coordinates: latitude: 40°07’ N., longitude: 44°24’ E.