Lachin
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Lachin is a strategically important town in the South Caucasus, known for its location on the corridor linking Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh and its role in regional conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lachin canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | administrative center of Lachin District ⓘ |
| borderProximity | close to Armenia–Azerbaijan border ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Armenian forces in May 1992 ⓘ |
| conflict |
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
ⓘ
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ⓘ
surface form:
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Republic of Artsakh
ⓘ
surface form:
self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh after 1992
|
| country | Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| disputedControl | was under de facto Armenian control for decades ⓘ |
| ethnicHistory | historically mixed Armenian and Azerbaijani population ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
central to negotiations in Armenia–Azerbaijan peace talks
ⓘ
key land link between Armenia and former Armenian-controlled areas of Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ |
| hasRole |
strategic military location
ⓘ
strategic transport corridor ⓘ |
| historicalName | Berdzor ⓘ |
| involvedIn | ceasefire arrangements of 9 November 2020 trilateral statement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lachin corridor
ⓘ
location on route linking Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ strategic importance in Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Armenian name: Berdzor
ⓘ
Azerbaijani name: Laçın ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Armenia
ⓘ
surface form:
Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh
|
| locatedIn |
Caucasus region
ⓘ
East Zangezur Economic Region ⓘ Lachin region ⓘ
surface form:
Lachin District
South Caucasus ⓘ South Caucasus ⓘ
surface form:
Transcaucasia
|
| locatedNear |
Armenia
ⓘ
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast ⓘ
surface form:
Nagorno-Karabakh
|
| locatedOn | Hakari River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameUsedBy | Armenian authorities as Berdzor ⓘ |
| post2020Change | subject to population changes after return to Azerbaijani control ⓘ |
| postWarChange | experienced demographic changes after First Nagorno-Karabakh War ⓘ |
| region |
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
South Caucasus conflict zone
|
| returnedTo | Azerbaijan in December 2020 ⓘ |
| securityArrangements | subject to Russian peacekeeping deployment after 2020 ceasefire ⓘ |
| sovereigntyClaim | internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| statusChange |
came under Russian peacekeeper control of corridor after 2020 ceasefire
ⓘ
corridor route later re-routed by Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| strategicFeature |
mountainous terrain
ⓘ
narrow valley corridor ⓘ |
| timeZone | Azerbaijan Time ⓘ |
| transportFunction | served as main supply route between Armenia and Stepanakert ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +4 ⓘ |
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