Agdam District

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Coordinates: 39°59′01″N 46°55′43″E / 39.98361°N 46.92861°E / 39.98361; 46.92861

Agdam District
Ağdam rayonu
District
Agdam 1.jpg
Map of Azerbaijan showing Agdam District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Agdam District
Country Azerbaijan
RegionUpper Karabakh
Established8 August 1930
CapitalAgdam (nominal)
Quzanlı (de facto)
Settlements[1]138
Government
 • GovernorVagif Hasanov
 • Special representativeEmin Huseynov[3]
Area
 • Total1,150 km2 (440 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total204,000
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
0200
Websiteagdam-ih.gov.az

Agdam District (Azerbaijani: Ağdam rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Upper Karabakh Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Khojaly, Kalbajar, Tartar, Khojavend, Aghjabadi, and Barda. Its capital is Agdam, however since the city is completely ruined following its Armenian occupation, the current de facto capital is Quzanlı until Agdam is rebuilt. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 204,000.[2]

Most of the territory of the district was under the occupation of Armenian forces following the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s. However, as part of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement which ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, the city of Agdam and the surrounding district was returned to Azerbaijani control on 20 November 2020.[4]

Population[]

108,554 people lived in the district in 1979.[5] Population rose to 131,293 in 1989.[6]

Following Agdam's capture following Battle of Aghdam, all of Azerbaijani residents in Armenian-occupied areas were forced to flee. However, according to the Azerbaijani census of 2009, the population of the district was 175,400.[a][7]

Internally displaced people[]

Internally displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding conflicted regions were moved to Agdam district from tent settlements around the country. They live in new houses built by the government.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ The population of Armenian-occupied part of Agdam was calculated based on the IDPs
  1. ^ "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Special representative of Azerbaijani President appointed in the liberated part of Aghdam". apa.az. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  4. ^ "Azerbaijanis celebrate Karabakh deal". aa.com.tr. Anadolu Agency. 10 November 2020.
  5. ^ "АГДАМСКИЙ РАЙОН". ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ^ "АГДАМСКИЙ РАЙОН". demoscope.ru. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Agdam District". azstat.org. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Azerbaijan: Life on the Frontlines". Eurasia.net. 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2010-10-07.

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