Ataqut

Ataqut or Taghut (Armenian: Թաղուտ) 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.[2]

Ataqut

Թաղուտ   Taghut
Ataqut
Coordinates: 39°34′11″N 46°57′43″E
Country Azerbaijan
RayonKhojavend
Population
 (2005[1])
  Total198
Time zoneUTC+4
  Summer (DST)UTC+5

History

The village was captured by Armenian forces 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 7 November 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[3]

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