Barkhudarly (Azerbaijani: Barxudarlı; Armenian: Բարխուդարլու, romanized: Barkhudarlu) 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 | |
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  Barxudarlı | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′36″N 045°13′31″E / 40.99333°N 45.22528°E | |
| Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
| • District | Qazax |
| Country (de facto) | Armenia |
| • Province | Tavush |
| • Municipality | Ijevan |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
editFollowing 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
edit- ^ Ordu; Ordu. "Qazaxın işğal altında olan 7 kəndi haqqında nə bilirik? - FOTOLAR". Ordu.Az. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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