Barkhudarly (Azerbaijani: Barxudarlı; Armenian: Բարխուդարլու, romanizedBarkhudarlu) is an abandoned Azerbaijani village in the Qazakh District of Azerbaijan, under the de facto control of Armenia. Along with the similarly abandoned village of Sofulu, Barxudarlı forms a 22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) exclave of Azerbaijan surrounded by Armenia's Tavush Province.

Barxudarlı
Location of Barxudarlı
Barxudarlı is located in Azerbaijan
Barxudarlı
Barxudarlı
Coordinates: 40°59′36″N 045°13′31″E / 40.99333°N 45.22528°E / 40.99333; 45.22528
Country (de jure)Azerbaijan
 • DistrictQazax
Country (de facto)Armenia
 • ProvinceTavush
 • MunicipalityIjevan
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

History

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Following a four-day siege, the village was captured by the Armenian Armed Forces on 27 April 1992, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[1] The exclave has been under the control of Armenia ever since and is administered as part of the surrounding Tavush Province.

References

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  1. ^ Ordu; Ordu. "Qazaxın işğal altında olan 7 kəndi haqqında nə bilirik? - FOTOLAR". Ordu.Az. Retrieved 2022-09-27.