Düdükçü
Düdükçü (Dudukchu) or Kyuratagh (Armenian: Քյուրաթաղ) 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]
Dudukchu / Kyuratagh
Düdükçü / Քյուրաթաղ | |
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 Church of the Holy Mother of God in the village from 1643 | |
  Dudukchu / Kyuratagh  Dudukchu / Kyuratagh | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′28″N 47°03′05″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan
 Republic of Artsakh (claimed) |
| District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 321 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
The village was captured by Armenian forces on 2 October 1992 and was made part of Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. Azerbaijan recaptured the village on October 15, 2020.[3]
References
- Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- Azerbaijan liberates several villages in Fuzuli, Jabrayil, Khojavand districts - president
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