Mutudərə (also, Mutudere, Mutudara and Motudərə) is a village in the
Gadabay District
Gadabay District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Dashkasan, Shamkir, Tovuz. Its administrative center ...
of
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
. The village forms part of the municipality of
Isaly.
Mutudərə was a very important strategic point during the
Karabakh war, a target for Armenian incursions and site of a major battle on 6 August 1992. In defence of the village, Azerbaijani national hero
Mazahir Rustamov
Mazahir Rustamov (''Rustamov Mazahir Izzet oglu''; 1960, Baku – 1992, Gadabay District), was a National Hero of Azerbaijan.
Early life
Vital Rustamov Mazahir Izzet oglu was born on March 2, 1960, in , in an intelligent family. In 1977 he graduat ...
sacrificed his life. The village was eventually reclaimed under the leadership of Colonel Jahangir Rustamov (Cahangir Rüstəmov)
[Vüqar Əsgərov. "Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları" (Yenidən işlənmiş II nəşr). Bakı: "Dərələyəz-M", 2010, səh. 246.] and the hamlet remained in Azerbaijani hands thereafter.
References
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Populated places in Gadabay District
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