Khojavend District ( Azerbaijani : Xocavənd rayonu ) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan . It is located in the west of the country in the Karabakh Economic Region . The district borders the districts of Lachin , Shusha , Khojaly , Aghdam , Aghjabadi , Fuzuli , Jabrayil , and Qubadli . Its capital and largest city is Khojavend . As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 44,100.
17-423: Khojavend or Xocavənd or Khodjavend may refer to: Khojavend District , Azerbaijan Khojavend (town) , Azerbaijan Xocavənd, Aghjabadi , Azerbaijan [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
34-610: A mosque (1718), a palace (1716), a bridge (18th century) are registered architectural monuments in the territory of Lachin. Lachin was captured on May 18, 1992, by the Armenian armed forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War . As part of an agreement that ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War most of the district was returned to Azerbaijani control by 1 December 2020. This excludes the Lachin corridor which
51-472: A total of 47,261 people: In 1981, the population was 51,000, counting 121 settlements. 9 of these settlements were Kurdish. In 1989, the population was a total of 47,339 people. It was originally known as Abdalyar or Abdallyar (after the Turkic Abdal tribe ). It was granted town status in 1923 and renamed Lachin (a Turkic first name meaning falcon ) in 1926. Between 1923 and 1929, Lachin
68-544: Is an administrative rayon in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Established in 1930. Situated in the Lesser Caucasus, in the south-west of Azerbaijan. Bordered by Armenia on the west. It occupies an area of 1,835 square kilometres (708 sq mi), while the population is 68,900 (as of 01.01.2006). The capital is the city of Lachin. The area is mountainous. Lachin extends to the south-western slope of Karabakh ridge on
85-406: Is an agricultural region. Cattle-breeding occupies has a major place in its economy. There are 149 secondary schools, 2 pre-school and 5 extracurricular educational institutions, a vocational school, a children creativity center, 85 clubs, 119 libraries, 5 music schools, and 142 health facilities in the rayon. The cave-temple (5th century), mausoleums (14th–19th century), a castle (17th century),
102-558: Is from −10–0 °C (14–32 °F) in January, to 10–22 °C (50–72 °F) in July. Annual precipitation is 600–900 millimetres (24–35 in). The rayon's river is Hakari and its tributaries. The most spread soil types are sod mountainous-meadow, brown mountainous-forest and carbonate mountainous-black. The vegetation comprises bushy and rare woods, deciduous mountain forests (oak, hornbeam, beech), sub-alpine and alpine meadows. Lachin
119-653: The President of Azerbaijan announced that Bulutan , Malikjanli, Kamartuk, Taka and Taghaser villages of the district had been recaptured by the Azerbaijani Army . On October 16, 2020, it was announced that Azerbaijan had taken control of three more villages in the district. On October 20, 2020, the President of Azerbaijan announced the recapture of five more villages (Aghjakand, Mulkudara , Dashbashi, Gunashli (formerly known as Norashen), and Vang of
136-502: The Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan in late September 2020 which saw more parts of the district return to Azerbaijani control. On October 9, 2020, it was announced that the city of Hadrut and eight villages (one of them is part of Khojavend district) had been recaptured by the Azerbaijani Army The town of Hadrut was subsequently declared as the provisional administrative centre of the district. On October 14, 2020,
153-480: The district from Armenian forces. On October 23, 2020, it was announced that Azerbaijan recaptures villages of Dolanlar and Bünyadlı . On November 7, 2020, it was announced that Azerbaijan had taken control of Ataqut and Tsakuri villages of the district along with 14 ones of Fuzuli , Jabrayil , Khojaly , Qubadli and the Zangilan districts. On November 9, 2020, the President of Azerbaijan announced
170-469: The district was under the effective control of the self-declared Republic of Artsakh since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War from the early 1990s until late 2020, with the exception of the easternmost part, which remained under Azerbaijani control. Within Artsakh, its northeast half was administratively part of Martuni Province and the rest as part of Hadrut Province . An armed conflict erupted between
187-475: The east, to the south-eastern slope of Mikhtokan ridge on the north, to Karabakh plateau on the south-west. The highest point is the Qızılboga mountain (3594 m). Jurassic-anthropogenic sediments are spread. The rayon has mineral resources such as mercury, polymetals, building materials, Narzan-type mineral water springs. Mild warm and cold climate with dry winters prevails over most of the area. The average temperature
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#1732775786381204-400: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khojavend&oldid=1033286458 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Khojavend District Most of the area of
221-426: The recapture of Susanlıq, Domi , Tuğ, Akaku , Azıx, Böyük Tağlar, Salakətin, Zoğalbulaq, Aragül, Tağavard, Böyük Tağavard, Zərdanaşen and Şəhər villages along with 58 villages of Fuzuli, Khojaly, Qubadli, Zangilan and Lachin districts Following the 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes , Khojavend came under control of Azerbaijani forces on 26 September 2023. The monument of Armenian revolutionary hero Monte Melkonian
238-566: The west of the country, belonging to the East Zangezur Economic Region . The district borders the districts of Kalbajar , Khojaly , Shusha , Khojavend , Qubadli , and the Syunik Province of Armenia . Its capital and largest city is Lachin . As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 78,600. The territory of the district was established in 1930 and given the status of a district. The district
255-489: Was established as the Kurdistan Uyezd , an autonomous Soviet district. The district has one city, one settlement (Gayghi settlement) and 125 villages. It is located in the south-west of Azerbaijan and is predominantly mountainous. The district shares borders with Kalbajar district in the north, Khojaly, Shusha and Khojavand districts in the east, Gubadli district in the south and Armenia in the west. Lachin district
272-420: Was occupied by the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh from 1992 until late 2020, when the district was surrendered to Azerbaijan per the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement which ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War . A small part of the district, excluding its capital, called the Lachin corridor is controlled by a Russian peacekeeping force. In 1936, from a total of 20,356 people: In 1979, from
289-516: Was removed by the Azeris upon taking over the region. 40°02′N 47°25′E / 40.033°N 47.417°E / 40.033; 47.417 Lachin District 39°38′0″N 46°33′0″E / 39.63333°N 46.55000°E / 39.63333; 46.55000 Lachin District ( Azerbaijani : Laçın rayonu ) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan . It is located in
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