Khojaly District
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Khojaly District (
Khojaly. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 28,800.[2]
The centre of the district, the town of Khojaly, was also the site of the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan recaptured some villages in the district, while most of the district, including its capital, was put under Russian peacekeeping control. After the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, the entire district fell under the control of Azerbaijan after the capitulation of the Artsakh Defence Army in the area.[3]
History
Khojaly district was established on the basis of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast in 1991. It was captured by Armenian forces in 1991–1992.
The district consists of 1 city, 2 settlements and 50 villages in the district.Khojaly-Gadabay culture.
Geography
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Khojaly district is located in Nagorno-Karabakh. The territory of the district is mountainous. The highest altitudes are Qirkhqiz and Gizgala, the main rivers are Gargar and Badara. The climate is mild-hot except the mountainous area.[5]
Notable figures
- Minister of Internal Affairs of Republic of Azerbaijan.;[6]
- Member of National Assembly of Azerbaijan from 124th Shusha-Fuzuli-Khojaly-Khojavend district. He's a veteran of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
- Khojaly Airport and National Hero of Azerbaijan.[7]
- Tofig Huseynov – Azerbaijani army commander.
- Pele Pughi – 18th century Armenian satirist and fabulist.
See also
References
- ^ "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh's breakaway government says it will dissolve itself". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Электронный бюллетень «Изменения географических названий государств-участников СНГ» (обновлённый по состоянию на 2019 год)
- ^ "About Khojaly District". Justice for Khojaly. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Biographies. Ramil Usubov". Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ^ Elman Mammadov (Autumn 1999). "Running For Our Lives. Massacre and Flight From Khojaly". Azerbaijan International: 54–56. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
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