Khojaly District ( Azerbaijani : Xocalı 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 Kalbajar , Lachin , Shusha , Agdam and Khojavend . Its capital and largest city is Khojaly . As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 28,800.
5-593: (Redirected from Khojaly ) Khojaly , Khojali , Xocalı , Khodzhali , Khojalu , Khadzhaly , Khodzhaly or Khodgalou may refer to: Khojaly District , Azerbaijan Khojaly (town) , Azerbaijan Xocalı, Salyan , Azerbaijan Khojayli , Uzbekistan, 16 km (10 mi) southwest of Nukus Khojali Mountain [ sv ] (3313 m) in Abkhazia Khojali Osman , Sudanese artist See also [ edit ] Khojaly–Gadabay culture , of
10-578: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Khojaly District The centre of the district, the town of Khojaly, was also the site of the Khojaly Massacre , the largest massacre throughout the whole Nagorno-Karabakh conflict . Following the massacre, most of the district was captured and made part of the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh . Following
15-542: The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war , Azerbaijan recaptured some villages in the district, while most of the district, including its capital, was put under Russian peacekeeping control. After the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh , the entire district fell under the control of Azerbaijan after the capitulation of the Artsakh Defence Army in the area. Khojaly district was established on
20-673: The Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age in the Karabakh region of Transcaucasia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Khojali . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khojali&oldid=1194762846 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-651: The basis of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast in 1991. It was captured by Armenian forces in 1991–1992. The district consists of 1 city, 2 settlements and 50 villages in the district. It was once a site of prehistoric Khojaly-Gadabay culture . Khojaly district is located in Nagorno-Karabakh . The territory of the district is mountainous. The highest altitudes are Qirkhqiz and Gizgala,
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