Meshali (Azerbaijani: Meşəli) or Lesnoy (Armenian: Լեսնոյ) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village is located in the mountains to the west of the village of Patara.

Meshali / Lesnoy
Meşəli / Լեսնոյ
Meshali / Lesnoy is located in Azerbaijan
Meshali / Lesnoy
Meshali / Lesnoy
Coordinates: 39°53′55.4″N 46°37′06.6″E / 39.898722°N 46.618500°E / 39.898722; 46.618500
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

History

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Memorial wrote about the forced exodus of the Azerbaijani inhabitants of the village, along with several other Azerbaijani villages around the area during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. They emphasized the grave violence against Azerbaijani civilians in Meshali specifically.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "СОБЫТИЯ, ПРЕДШЕСТВУЮЩИЕ ШТУРМУ ХОДЖАЛЫ". memo.ru (in Russian). Memorial. Archived from the original on 2010-07-31.
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