Bağanis Ayrum () is a ghost village in the
Qazakh District
Qazax District (; az, Qazax rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the district of Aghstafa, and the Tavush Province o ...
of
Azerbaijan
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. The village has been controlled by
Armenia
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since the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
History
On 22 March 1990, Azerbaijani farmers shot at passing trucks and cars with Armenian license plates, wounding several people in a Volga Sedan.
[Cullen, Robert. "A Reporter at Large, Roots." '']The New Yorker
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''. 15 April 1991. p55-58
In retaliation, four days later, several cars full of Armenians armed with shotguns and assault rifles attacked Baghanis Ayrum before dawn, setting fire to about 20 houses and killing 8 Azerbaijani civilians. The bodies of one family, including an infant, were reportedly found burnt in the embers of their house.
[Cullen, Robert. "A Reporter at Large, Roots." '']The New Yorker
''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...
''. 15 April 1991. p55-58
Kommersant
''Kommersant'' (russian: Коммерсантъ, , ''The Businessman'' or Commerce Man, often shortened to Ъ) is a nationally distributed daily newspaper published in Russia mostly devoted to politics and business. The TNS Media and NRS Russia ...
reported that as a result of the attack on 26 March 1992, eleven inhabitants of the village died.
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Populated places in Qazax District
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