Ağdam, Khojavend
Ağdam (Aghdam) or Hakaku (Armenian: Հակակու) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[1]
Ağdam
Հակակու • Hakaku | |
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Ağdam | |
Coordinates: 39°33′05″N 46°57′08″E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
District | Khojavend |
Elevation | 1,038 m (3,406 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 145 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
History
The village was captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was made part of the Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. It was recaptured by the Azerbaijani Army on 9 November 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[2]
References
- Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- "Prezident İlham Əliyev işğaldan azad olunan yeni yaşayış məntəqələrinin adlarını açıqladı". azeridefence.com (in Azerbaijani). 9 November 2020.
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