Zoğalbulaq

Zoğalbulaq (Zoghalbulag) or Drakhtik (Armenian: Դրախտիկ) 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]

Zoğalbulaq

Դրախտիկ  • Drakhtik
Zoğalbulaq
Coordinates: 39°37′41″N 47°00′06″E
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2005)
 • Total417[1]
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

History

The village was captured by Armenian forces on 2 October 1992 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was made part of Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. It was recaptured by Azerbaijan on 9 November 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Azerbaijan ministry of defence published a video of the village on 22 December 2020 confirming full Azerbaijani control.[3]

References
  1. Census.stat-nkr.
  2. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. https://mod.gov.az/az/news/xocavend-rayonunun-zogalbulaq-kendinden-videogoruntuler-video-34201.html?fbclid=IwAR2Xrjpdyx2PrB6Ck_84Ku1GdlZsB1qe51v_vLFEiknz_JbJc2FbdQqvM2c


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