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17-584: Göytəpə ( Goytapa ) is a village in the Agdam District of Azerbaijan . The village was occupied by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh war and was administered as part of Martakert Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh by the name Գյոյթեփե . The village was returned to Azerbaijan on 20 November 2020 per the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement . This Aghdam District location article

34-661: A result of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict . The First Nagorno-Karabakh war led to the displacement of approximately 700,000 Azerbaijanis. This figure includes around 500,000 people from Nagorno-Karabakh and the previously occupied surrounding regions , in addition to 186,000 from Armenia . According to the 1979 census, Azeris numbered 160,841 and constituted 5.3% of Armenia's population. Civil unrest in Nagorno-Karabakh in 1987 led to Azeris' being often harassed and forced to leave Armenia. On 25 January 1988,

51-478: Is de jure Aghdam , though the current de facto capital is Quzanlı . As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 204,000. Most of the territory of the district was under the occupation of Armenian forces following the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s. However, as part of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement which ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War ,

68-674: Is 365 km away from Baku . In accordance with the ceasefire agreement signed between Azerbaijan and Armenia on 10 November 2020, the entire Aghdam District passed under the control of Azerbaijan on 20 November 2020. At the 2008 census, its population was 39,900 people. 108,554 people lived in the district in 1979. Population rose to 131,293 in 1989, of whom 28,000 lived in the town of Aghdam and over 103,000 in villages and other rural areas. Following Aghdam's capture following Battle of Aghdam , all of Azerbaijani residents in Armenian-occupied areas were forced to flee. According to

85-477: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Agdam District Aghdam District ( Azerbaijani : Ağdam rayonu ) is one of the 66 administrative divisions of Azerbaijan . It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Karabakh Economic Region . The district borders the districts of Khojaly , Kalbajar , Tartar , Khojavend , Aghjabadi , and Barda . Its capital

102-519: The Gugark pogrom ); and 217, according to Azerbaijani sources. Thus, in 1988–91 the remaining Azeris were forced to flee primarily to Azerbaijan. It is impossible to determine the exact population numbers for Azeris in Armenia at the time of the conflict's escalation since the 1989 census forced Azeri migration from Armenia was already in progress. UNHCR's estimate is 200,000 persons. According to

119-569: The seven adjacent districts (some of them partly) were occupied by the Armenian forces. As a result, non-Armenians had to leave their homes. Azerbaijan now has one of the highest numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs) per capita in the world. The IDPs are presented in all of the 76 administrative districts in Azerbaijan. Initially, most of them lived in tent camps and public buildings such as schools, hostels, and dormitories. Since 2001,

136-585: The Azerbaijani census of 2009, the nominal population of the district was 175,400. Internally displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding occupied regions were moved to Aghdam district from tent settlements around the country. They live in new houses built by the government. Refugees and internally displaced persons in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan has a large number of internally displaced people and refugees, mostly as

153-431: The Azerbaijani government at the time of the ceasefire in 1994 there were about 250,000 Azeri refugees from Armenia. According to the 1998 Citizenship Law they are all eligible for citizenship. By the end of 2001, UNHCR estimated that most of them were believed to have naturalized or be in the process of doing so. During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War , territories constituting the former NKAO region of Azerbaijan and

170-723: The Government increased its efforts to solve IDPs' problems. In 2002, the construction of new settlements started, and by the end of 2007, all tent camps were abolished. The Government of Azerbaijan with the help of the international community has started drafting a Framework Plan for the Return of IDPs to the occupied regions after the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict ( The Great Return Programme ). In 1944, Meskhetian Turks were deported en masse from Georgia to Central Asia by Joseph Stalin . One of

187-419: The central-southern route of Fuzuli – Aghdam – Aghjabadi – Barda – Mingechevir – Ganja , the northern route of Shamakhi – Ismayilli – Qabala – Shaki and the southern route of Sabirabad – Saatly – Imishli – Beylagan . Although relations between IDPs and the local population are generally amicable and there is a high level of tolerance among the local population, there are instances of conflicts arising due to

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204-411: The city of Agdam and the surrounding district were returned to Azerbaijani control on 20 November 2020. There are different opinions about the origin of the name Aghdam. According to some sources, the word "Ağdam" means "white castle" in old Turkic . According to this version, Turkic-speaking tribes living in this region in the distant past built small fortresses mainly to defend themselves. Over time,

221-469: The first wave of Azeri refugees from Armenia settled in the city of Sumgait . Another major wave occurred in November 1988 as Azeris were either expelled by the nationalists and local or state authorities or fled fearing for their lives. Violence took place as a result of ethnic conflicts; in November 1988, 25 Azeris were killed, according to Armenian sources (of those 20 in the town of Gugark during

238-458: The meaning of the name of the city changed. In the first half of the 18th century, the founder of the Karabakh khanate, Panahali khan, ordered that a white stone building be built for him in this city. For a long time, this building became a kind of icon for the inhabitants of the surrounding villages. In this sense, "Aghdam" means a white house illuminated by the sun's rays. Aghdam was founded in

255-599: The middle of the 18th century. It was the site of Panah Ali khan Javanshir's summer palace and Javanshir family burial ground. In 1828, it received city status in Shusha Uyezd of Elisabethpol Governorate. During the Soviet era , Aghdam had many industries such as butter, wine, brandy and silk factories, as well as hardware and tool factories. An airport and two train stations served there. In terms of education, Agdam had technical, agricultural, medical and music schools. It

272-770: The regions they resettled in was Fergana Valley , Uzbekistan . In 1989, interethnic violence occurred there triggering an evacuation of Meskhetian Turks from Uzbekistan. This group of refugees in Azerbaijan numbered about 50,000 people. According to the 1998 Citizenship Law, they are all eligible for citizenship. By the end of 2001, UNHCR estimated that most of them were believed to have naturalized. According to State Committee of Azerbaijan for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons , there were 603,251 IDPs in Azerbaijan in March 2009. The majority live in and around Baku, as well as in Sumgayit. Significant numbers of IDPs also live along

289-559: Was occupied by the Artsakh Defense Army with the support of the Armenian Armed Forces on 23 July 1993, with the settlement being completely destroyed and the population of the city being expelled to the east, into Azerbaijan. Agdam, located in the buffer zone between the Armenian and Azerbaijani forces, then looked like a ghost town. It was founded in the 18th century and received city status in 1928. It

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