Martakert

Martakert (Armenian: Մարտակերտ, romanized: Martakert) or Aghdara (Azerbaijani: Ağdərə (listen)) is a town de jure in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, de facto in the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh as the administrative capital of its Martakert Province. The town has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

For other uses, see Martakert (disambiguation).

Martakert

Մարտակերտ
Town
Ağdərə
Martakert in 2002
Martakert
Martakert
Coordinates: 40°12′55″N 46°48′46″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
DistrictTartar (de jure)
ProvinceMartakert (de facto)
Elevation
415 m (1,362 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total4,600[1]
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC)

History

Martakert was the administrative centre of the former Soviet Mardakert District in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1991–94), the area of Martakert saw heavy fighting, including the Azerbaijani Mardakert and Martuni Offensives. The area around the town has been controlled by Artsakh since the end of the war.

In 2016 and 2020, some clashes along the ceasefire lines took place near Martakert.

Climate

The climate in Martakert is classified as Humid subtropical climate (Cfa) by the Köppen climate classification.[3]

Climate data for Mardakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)		 6.6
(43.9)		 10.8
(51.4)		 18.3
(64.9)		 22.4
(72.3)		 27.0
(80.6)		 30.7
(87.3)		 29.2
(84.6)		 25.3
(77.5)		 18.4
(65.1)		 12.5
(54.5)		 8.1
(46.6)		 17.9
(64.3)
Average low °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 2.3
(36.1)		 8.1
(46.6)		 12.5
(54.5)		 16.7
(62.1)		 20.0
(68.0)		 19.0
(66.2)		 15.4
(59.7)		 9.7
(49.5)		 4.8
(40.6)		 0.6
(33.1)		 8.9
(48.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 15
(0.6)		 23
(0.9)		 34
(1.3)		 45
(1.8)		 71
(2.8)		 64
(2.5)		 31
(1.2)		 26
(1.0)		 27
(1.1)		 45
(1.8)		 28
(1.1)		 17
(0.7)		 426
(16.8)
Source: http://en.climate-data.org/location/21905/

Twin towns – sister cities

Partnership agreement:

  • Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon. In May 2018, representatives of the Artsakh city of Martakert and the Lebanese town of Bourj Hammoud signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. The memorandum states that aiming at the establishment of social, economic, tourism, and cultural relations between the two towns as well as realizing that cooperation between the towns can contribute to the strengthening of regional stability and peace.[5]

See also

References
  1. http://stat-nkr.am/files/publications/2015/LXH_tverov_2015.pdf
  2. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. http://en.climate-data.org/location/21905/
  4. Official page of Vagarshapat city
  5. Karabakh’s Martakert, Lebanon’s Bourj Hammoud sign memorandum of cooperation, news.am 18. May 2018.
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