Azerbaijan's construction in areas gained in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war

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The Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan made plans and prepared budgets for infrastructure-based development in areas captured from the breakaway Republic of Artsakh during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[1] Government-sponsored sources present these plans as "Great Return" or "Big Return" (Azerbaijani: Böyük qayıdış).[2][3]

Agdam[]

On 20 November 2020, the city of Agdam and its surrounding district were returned to Azerbaijan as part of the ceasefire agreement.[4][5] Plans were announced to construct a 44.5-kilometer-long highway linking Agdam to the city of Barda.[6] On 28 May 2021, President Aliyev laid the foundation stone for the project.[7]

Fuzuli[]

Entrance to Fuzuli International Airport

On 16 November 2020, the foundation stone for the construction of a highway linking the cities of Fuzuli and Shusha was laid. [8] The highway was planned to integrate into a wider scheme to construct a highway to the municipality of Ahmadbeyli. Plans indicate that the road would be 101.5 km in length and 37.7m wide.[9] On 26 October 2021, Fuzuli International Airport was inaugurated. Turkey-based companies constructed the airport[10] at a cost of 75 million manats ($44 million).[11] [12][13] The first flight test to the airport took place on August 22, 2021.[14][15]

Zangilan[]

On 14 February 14 2021, the foundation stone of a railway line linking Horadiz, Zangilan and Agband was laid. In making the announcement, the President stated that was intended that the branch would connect Azerbaijan proper with the exclave of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.[16][17] It was not mentioned how such a line would traverse the territory of the Republic of Armenia.

On March 18, 2021, the "Brotherhood Garden" was opened in Agali village by delegations from the Turkish Ministerty of Agriculture and Forestry (Bekir Pakdemirli) and the Azerbaijani the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan.[18]

On 1 May 2021, plans were announced for the construction of an airport at Zangilan.[19] It was projected that the works would be completed in 2022.[20]

On 20 October 2021, the President signed an order to make an inventory of natural objects in the Basut-Chay State Reserve and to assess the environmental situation.[21]

On 26 October 2021, the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey announced plans to found an agro-park -"Dost" - to be constructed with the support of Turkey.[15][22][23]

Kalbajar[]

On 23 July 2021, construction began on the construction of a highway linking Toganali, Istisu and Kalbajar. The 81-kilometer long highway would connect Goygol District and Kalbajar District. [24]

On 16 August 16 2021, the foundation stone for the Murovdag tunnel was laid. The tunnel will fort of a 11.6-kilometer highway.[25]

On 16 August 16 2021, the foundation stone for a of a 3.4-kilometer-long tunnel was laid. It is planned that the tunnel will be a part of a 72.8-kilometer-long highway that is intended to link Kalbajar with Lachin.[26] A second connection between Kalbajar and Lachin districts is also planned - the Istisu–Minkend road.[27]

Shusha[]

Shusha fortress being renovated in May 2021

In January 2021, plans were announced for the construction of a five-star hotel in the city of Shusha.[28] Restoration of the Shusha fortress began in early February 2021.[29]

In early May 2021, the government announced that it would commence repairs to Ghazanchetsots Cathedral which had been damaged during the 2020 war.[30]

In early June 2021, it was announced that three mosques in Shusha — Ashagi Govhar Agha, Yukhari Govhar Agha and Saatli — would be restored by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.[31] On June 22, the "Shusha City State Reserve Department" was established.[32]

On January 14, 2021, restoration works began on Vagif Mausoleum[33] and it was opened on August 29th.[34]

Hadrut[]

Reconstruction works in Hadrut, which came under Azerbaijani control on October 9, 2020,[35] began with the restoration of roads. On March 15, 2021, President Aliyev laid the foundation for the Fuzuli–Hadrut highway with a length of 13 km.[36][37] . It has been noted that the Hadrut–Jabrayil–Shukurbayli, which passes through Jabrayil District, will be connected to the Hajigabul–Minjivan–Zangazur highway in Shukurbeyli. The road, which is planned to be 43 km in length, will have 4 lanes and road bridges built along.[36] Moreover, it was reported that the construction of the 18-kilometer-long Tugh–Hadrut highway was underway.[38]

Qubadli[]

On 25 October 2021, the foundation stone for a highway connecting Khanlig and Qubadli was laid and a substation of Azerenerji in Qubadli was opened.[39] On the same day, a 50-meter-high radio and television broadcasting tower was erected in Khanlig village.[40] Two 76-kilometer-long power lines (Qubadli-1 and Qubadli-2) were installed from Shukurbayli and Jabrayil substations to connect Qubadli to the general energy system of Azerbaijan.[41]

Controversies[]

It has been reported that during the reconstruction process, various Armenian cultural monuments in the captured areas have been partially or entirely destroyed, including Armenian cemeteries and homes bulldozed in the process of road construction.[42][43][44][full citation needed] restoration of Ghazanchetsots Cathedral announcement was met with criticism and concern by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and various Armenian groups alike as well.[45][46][47]

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