Jojug Marjanly
39°23′28″N 47°17′53″E / 39.39111°N 47.29806°E
Jojug Marjanly
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Jojug Marjanly (Azerbaijani: Cocuq Mərcanlı) is a village in Jabrayil District of Azerbaijan.
History
In 1993, in the course of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the Armenian forces pushed Azerbaijani forces out of the village after gaining control of the nearby hills. It remained under Armenian control for four months during which it was completely razed.[1] Having failed to maintain control of the village, the Armenians retreated to the nearby hills. Cocuq Mərcanlı turned into a no man's land and its population never returned out of fear of shelling, with the exception of one family.[2]
However, during the
Up until 27 September 2020, Cocuq Mərcanlı was the only village of the Jabrayil District effectively controlled by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It was also the provisional centre of the district until the recapture of Jabrayil on 9 October 2020.
References
- ^ Foreign Diplomats Visited Çocuq Mərcanlı Family. Day.az. 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Азербайджанцы возвращаются в освобожденное село". Haqqin.az. 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Nagorny-Karabakh: le cessez-le-feu globalement respecté entre l'Azerbaïdjan et les séparatistes". L'Express. 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Беженцы возвращаются в село Чоджуг Марджанлы". Haqqin.az. 7 April 2016.
- ^ Road to be Paved in Liberated Çocuq Mərcanlı. Haqqin.az. 10 February 2017.
- ^ Ilham Aliyev Ordered to Restore Liberated Village of Çocuq Mərcanlı. Haqqin.az. 25 January 2017.
- ^ Ilham Aliyev in Çocuq Mərcanlı. Haqqin.az. 14 June 2017.
- ^ September 2017 report on AzerNews
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