Ağdam, Khojavend
Aghdam (Azerbaijani: Ağdam) or Hakaku (Armenian: Հակակու) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
Aghdam / Hakaku
Ağdam / Հակակու | |
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  Aghdam / Hakaku  Aghdam / Hakaku | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′05″N 46°57′08″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Khojavend |
| Elevation | 1,038 m (3,406 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 142 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. After the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village came under the control of Azerbaijan on 9 November 2020, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[3]
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1621, a 17th-century khachkar, a cemetery from between the 17th and 19th centuries, and a 19th-century watermill.[1]
References
- Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- "Prezident İlham Əliyev işğaldan azad olunan yeni yaşayış məntəqələrinin adlarını açıqladı". azeridefence.com (in Azerbaijani). 9 November 2020.
- "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
