Susanlıq

Susanlıq (Susanlyg) or Mokhrenes (Armenian: Մոխրենես) 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]

Susanlyg / Mokhrenes
Susanlıq / Մոխրենես
Church ruins in the village
Susanlyg / Mokhrenes
Susanlyg / Mokhrenes
Coordinates: 39°34′10″N 46°55′47″E
Country Azerbaijan
 Republic of Artsakh (claimed)
DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total180
Time zoneUTC+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 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village was recaptured by Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[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. "Azərbaycanın işğaldan azad edilmiş şəhər və kəndləri" [Liberated cities and villages of Azerbaijan]. TRT Azerbaijani (in Azerbaijani). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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