Edişə, Khojavend
Edisha / Vardashat
Edişə / Վարդաշատ | |
|---|---|
  Edisha / Vardashat | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′30″N 47°00′02″E / 39.52500°N 47.00056°ECoordinates: 39°31′30″N 47°00′02″E / 39.52500°N 47.00056°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan
 Republic of Artsakh (claimed) |
| District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 162 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Edişə (Edisha) or Vardashat (Armenian: Վարդաշատ) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. 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 on 2 October 1992 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village was recaptured by Azerbaijan on October 15, 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.
- ^ Trend News Agency Azerbaijan liberates several villages in Fuzuli, Jabrayil, Khojavand districts - president
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