Imar (Armenian: Իմար) or Karamli (Azerbaijani: Kərəmli) is a village that is located in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Azerbaijani-majority population prior to their expulsion during the Nagorno-Karabakh war.[1]
Imar / Karamli
Իմար / Kərəmli | |
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  Imar / Karamli | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′51.9″N 46°26′54.6″E / 40.164417°N 46.448500°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Kalbajar |
| Elevation | 1,155 m (3,789 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Toponymy edit
The village was previously known as Imarat Garvand (Azerbaijani: İmarət Qərvənd).[2]
History edit
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
The human rights organisation Memorial reported about the forced expulsion of the Azerbaijani inhabitants of the village in 1991, along with several other Azerbaijani villages around the area. The village was fully burned to the ground by Armenian forces.[3]
References edit
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "KƏLBƏCƏR RAYONUNUN BƏZİ TOPONİMLƏRİNİN TARİXİ-COĞRAFİ MƏNŞƏYİ HAQQINDA". yerveinsan.az (in Azerbaijani). Yer və İnsan. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "СОБЫТИЯ, ПРЕДШЕСТВУЮЩИЕ ШТУРМУ ХОДЖАЛЫ". memo.ru (in Russian). Memorial. Archived from the original on 2010-07-31.
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