Ağdam, Khojavend
Aghdam / Hakaku
Ağdam / Հակակու | |
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  Aghdam / Hakaku | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′05″N 46°57′08″E / 39.55139°N 46.95222°ECoordinates: 39°33′05″N 46°57′08″E / 39.55139°N 46.95222°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan
 Republic of Artsakh (claimed) |
| District | Khojavend |
| Elevation | 1,038 m (3,406 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 142 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Ağdam (Aghdam) or Hakaku (Armenian: Հակակու) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
History[]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
The village was captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was made part of the Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. It was recaptured by the Azerbaijani Army on 9 November 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[3]
References[]
- ^ Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "Prezident İlham Əliyev işğaldan azad olunan yeni yaşayış məntəqələrinin adlarını açıqladı". azeridefence.com (in Azerbaijani). 9 November 2020.
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