Daşbaşı, Khojavend

Daşbaşı (Dashbashy) or Karaglukh (Armenian: Քարագլուխ) 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.[1]

Dashbashy / Karaglukh
Daşbaşı / Քարագլուխ
Dashbashy / Karaglukh
Dashbashy / Karaglukh
Coordinates: 39°27′42″N 46°57′35″E
Country Azerbaijan
 Republic of Artsakh (claimed)
DistrictKhojavend
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

History

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

The village was captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and became part of the Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village was recaptured by Azerbaijan on 20 October 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[2]

References
  1. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  2. "President Ilham Aliyev: Zangilan city and 6 villages of the district, 18 villages of Fuzuli, Jabrayil, and Khojavand districts liberated". mod.gov.az. 20 October 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.