Qaradağlı, Khojavend

Qaradağlı (Garadaghly; Armenian: Վարանդա, romanized: Varanda) is a village de jure in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, de facto in the Martuni Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village had 70 inhabitants in 2005.[1]

Qaradağlı

Վարանդա  • Varanda
Qaradağlı
Qaradağlı
Coordinates: 39°47′49″N 46°58′32″E
Country Azerbaijan (de jure)
 Artsakh (de facto)
DistrictKhojavend (de jure)
ProvinceMartuni (de facto)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total110
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

History

The village had an Azerbaijani majority prior to their expulsion and massacre during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2] It was the location of Garadaghly massacre which saw the deaths of 20-90 Azerbaijani civilians.[3][4]

References
  1. Population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (2005)
  2. "Карта 33. Зона конфликта в Нагорном Карабахе (1988–1994...)". iriston.com.
  3. "Letter dated 20 May 2005 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  4. "20 killed in attack on Azerbaijani village". Deseret News. February 17, 1992. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
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