Aghdam region
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Aghdam region is a district in southwestern Azerbaijan that was heavily affected by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, with much of its territory long remaining under Armenian control and its main town largely destroyed and depopulated.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aghdam | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
district ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Aghdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Nagorno-Karabakh conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderWith |
Aghjabadi District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Askeran region NERFINISHED ⓘ Barda District NERFINISHED ⓘ Khojavend District NERFINISHED ⓘ Tartar District NERFINISHED ⓘ Tartar region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Aghdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Nagorno-Karabakh conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| demilitarizationProvision | 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement ⓘ |
| ethnicCompositionBeforeConflict | predominantly Azerbaijani ⓘ |
| formerControl | self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerFrontlineArea | Nagorno-Karabakh conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Aghdam District Executive Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritageSites | mosques and cemeteries damaged during conflict ⓘ |
| hasMineContamination | post-conflict landmines and unexploded ordnance ⓘ |
| hasRuins | destroyed urban areas in Aghdam city ⓘ |
| hasType | rayon ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Karabakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Azerbaijani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | internationally recognized part of Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Europe and Western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTown | Aghdam city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupationStart | early 1990s ⓘ |
| partlyOccupiedBy | Armenian forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Karabakh economic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preWarFunction |
agricultural center
ⓘ
industrial center ⓘ |
| recaptureContext | 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recaptureDate | November 2020 ⓘ |
| recapturedBy | Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructionStatus | under reconstruction after 2020 ⓘ |
| religionMajorityBeforeConflict | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedUnderControlOf | Azerbaijan in 2020 ceasefire ⓘ |
| sawMassDisplacementOf | Azerbaijani civilians ⓘ |
| statusOfMainTown |
largely depopulated
ⓘ
largely destroyed ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | proximity to Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ |
| subjectOf | post-war reconstruction plans of Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| timeZone | Azerbaijan Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRoleBeforeConflict | important regional transport hub ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +4 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Aghdam