Ağcakənd, Khojavend

Ağcakənd (Aghjakend) or Khandzadzor (Armenian: Խանձաձոր) 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]

Aghjakend / Khandzadzor
Ağcakənd / Խանձաձոր
Aghjakend / Khandzadzor
Aghjakend / Khandzadzor
Coordinates: 39°29′49″N 46°52′42″E
Country Azerbaijan
 Republic of Artsakh (claimed)
DistrictKhojavend
Elevation
1,391 m (4,564 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total122
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

History

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

It was captured by Armenian forces on 29 August 1993 and was made part of Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. It was recaptured by Azerbaijani Armed Forces on 20 October 2020.[3]

References
  1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. "Bu kəndlər də azad edildi — Prezident elan etdi". 20 October 2020.
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