Yenikənd, Kalbajar
Yenikənd (Yenikend) is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan.[1]
Yenikənd | |
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  Yenikənd | |
| Coordinates: 39°58′59.2″N 46°25′17.3″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Kalbajar |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
History
The village was occupied by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh war and administrated as part of Martakert Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. It was renamed Chrag during its occupation.
On 25 November 2020, the village was returned to Azerbaijan per the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement.
References
- Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi (2019). "İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü təsnifatı" (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). stat.gov.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
External links
Yenikənd, Kalbajar at GEOnet Names Server
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