Amaghu ( hy, Ամաղու) is an abandoned village in the
Areni Municipality of the
Vayots Dzor Province of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
.
History
The village was populated by
Azerbaijanis. In March-April 1989, ethnic clashes and incidents became frequent because of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, inhabited mostly by ethnic Armenians, and seven surrounding districts, inhabited mostly by Azerbaij ...
. In order to prevent further clashes, the leadership of
Yeghegnadzor and
Vayk
Vayk ( hy, Վայք) is a town and the center of the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in southern Armenia.
As per the 2016 official estimate, Vayk had a population of around 4,700. However, as of the 2011 census, the population of ...
regions organized the safe transfer of Azeris to
Nakhichevan.
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
refugees who were deported from different settlements of Nakhichevan (Nu Aznaberd) and Azerbaijan settled in the village.
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Former populated places in Vayots Dzor Province
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