Yeni Zod

Yeni Zod (Armenian: Ազատ, romanized: Azat) is a village and municipality in the Goygol District of Azerbaijan. The village had an Armenian population before the exodus of Armenians from Azerbaijan after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1][2]

Yeni Zod
Ազատ • Azat
Yeni Zod is located in Azerbaijan
Yeni Zod
Yeni Zod
Yeni Zod is located in Republic of Artsakh
Yeni Zod
Yeni Zod
Coordinates: 40°29′35″N 46°21′01″E
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictGoygol
Population
 • Total1,216
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

In 1989, the village became home to ethnic Azeri refugees from Sotk (Zod) in Armenia. The village became the new municipal seat known as Yeni Zod ("New Zod").[3]

Toponymy

The village was known as Azad until 1999.[4]

History

The village was a part of the Getashen subdistrict which participated in the Artsakh declaration of independence.[5]

Demographics

The village has a population of 1,216.[6]

References
  1. Samvel Karapetian (2007). Northern Artsakh (PDF). Research on Armenian Architecture.
  2. "Доклад Правозащитного центра общества "Мемориал". Нарушения прав человека в ходе проведения операций внутренними войсками МВД СССР, Советской Армией и МВД Азербайджана в ряде районов Азербайджанской Республики в период с конца апреля по начало июня 1991 года".
  3. Məmurlar Gəncəbasarda kəndləri işğal edib.
  4. "Azərbaycan Respublikasının bəzi rayonlarının inzibati-ərazi bölgüsündə qismən dəyişikliklər edilməsi haqqında". e-qanun.az. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03.
  5. "Географическая карта - Азад (село) (Yeni Zod)".
  6. Murovdan bir az bəri... Yeni Zod kəndində keçirilən səyyar qəbuldan reportaj. Xalg gazeti. 27 January 2015.


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