Khalfali (Azerbaijani: Xəlfəli) is a village located in Shusha District of Azerbaijan, and as well it is the center of the Khalfali rural administrative-territorial district.
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| Coordinates: 39°46′01″N 46°40′59″E / 39.76694°N 46.68306°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Shusha |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Geography
editThe village of Khalfali is the center of the Khalfali rural administrative-territorial district of Shusha district, while this rural administrative-territorial district also includes the villages of Armudlu, Dukanlar, Garabulag, Lachinlar, Mirzalar, Shushulu, Zamanpayasi.[1][2] The village is located at an altitude of 1260 m on the bank of the Khalfalichay River, which flows into the Karkarchay River.[3] It is located in the northern part of the Shusha district, just 4 km west of the regional center of Shusha.[4]
History
editDuring the Soviet period, the village was part of the Shusha district, which in turn was part of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAR) of Azerbaijan SSR.[5]
As a result of the Karabakh conflict, the village was occupied by Armenian Armed Forces in 1992.[6]
According to the Trilateral Statement signed on the night of 9-10 November 2020, following the results of the Second Karabakh War, the village came under the control of the Russian Peacekeeping Forces.[7]
As a result of the military operations carried out by the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan in Karabakh on 19-20 September 2023, the village was returned under the control of Azerbaijan.[8]
Population
editBefore the Karabakh War, the village had an exclusively Azerbaijani population. According to the Caucasian calendar of 1912, 1 389 people lived in the village mostly Azerbaijanis listed as "Tatars".[9] According to the 1921 census, 1 073 Azerbaijanis lived in the village listed as "Azerbaijani Turks".[10] According to the data for 1986, 126 Azerbaijanis lived in the village.[11]
References
edit- ^ İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü təsnifatı. 2024 (PDF). Bakı: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi. 2024. p. 95. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Rayon haqqında | Azərbaycan Respublikası Şuşa Rayon İcra Hakimiyyəti". www.shusha-ih.gov.az. Archived from the original on 2024-07-18. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Yunusoğlu, Qismət (2022-12-23). "Laçın-Xankəndi yolunun müqəddəsliyi..." www.anl.az. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Şuşa rayonunda hansı qəsəbə və kəndlər var? - ƏN YENİ SİYAHI". bizim.media (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Azərbaycan SSR İnzibati-ərazi bölgüsü (in Azerbaijani). Bakı: Azərnəşr. 1979. p. 118. Archived from the original on 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Erməni terrorunun xronologiyası - GÜNBƏGÜN". KONKRET (in Azerbaijani). 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Баку: Минобороны РФ исказило факты об инциденте на дороге Ханкенди-Халфали-Туршсу". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Азербайджан вернул себе Карабах. Поставлена ли точка в конфликте?". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). 2023-10-16. Archived from the original on 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ Кавказский календарь на 1912 г., с. 214. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Перепись населения АзССР в 1921 г. по Шушинскому району". Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ Азербайджанская Советская Энциклопедия, 1986