Meşəli, Khojaly
Meshali (Azerbaijani: Meşəli) or Lesnoy (Armenian: Լեսնոյ) is a village de facto in the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure 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 | |
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  Meshali / Lesnoy  Meshali / Lesnoy | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′55.4″N 46°37′06.6″E | |
| Country (de facto) |  Artsakh |
| • Province | Askeran |
| Country (de jure) |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
History
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
- "СОБЫТИЯ, ПРЕДШЕСТВУЮЩИЕ ШТУРМУ ХОДЖАЛЫ". memo.ru (in Russian). Memorial. Archived from the original on 2010-07-31.
External links
Capital: Askeran | ||
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| Not under Artsakh control | ||
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