In the historical sources Halidzor is mentioned from the beginning of the 10th century. 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 (in
Armenian: dzor= ձոր, means a gorge). 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.
Period of the Independent Republic of Armenia In the early years of the independence of the Republic of Armenia, Halidzor was included in the Goris region, and since 1995 in the Syunik province, which includes the former Goris region. Since 2015, the settlement has been included in the enlarged Tatev Municipality of Syunik province. == Historical heritage sites ==