Khojaly District ( az, Xocalı rayonu) is one of the 66

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the

Karabakh Economic Region Karabakh Economic Region ( az, Qarabağ iqtisadi rayonu) is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders Iran to the south, as well as the economic regions of East Zangezur, Ganja-Dashkasan, Central Aran, and Mil-Mughan. The regio ...

. The district borders the districts of

Kalbajar Kalbajar ( az, Kəlbəcər , ) is a city and the capital of the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. Located on the Tartar river valley, it is away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 7,246 before its capture by Armenian forces on ...

, Lachin, Shusha, Agdam and Khojavend. Its capital and largest city is Khojaly. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 28,800. The centre of the district, the town of Khojaly, was also the site of the Khojaly Massacre, the largest massacre throughout the whole Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Following the massacre, most of the district was captured and made part of the

Askeran Province Askeran Province ( hy, Ասկերան) is a province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Khojaly District of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is in the center of Artsakh, surrounding the capital, Stepanakert. It is not ...

of the self-proclaimed

Republic of Artsakh Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a list of states with limited recognition, breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan ...

. Following the

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of ...

, Azerbaijan recaptured some villages in the district, while most of the district, including its capital, was put under Russian peacekeeping control.

History

Khojaly district was established on the basis of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast in 1991. It was captured by Armenian forces in 1991–1992. The district consists of 1 city, 2 settlements and 50 villages in the district.Электронный бюллетень «Изменения географических названий государств-участников СНГ» (обновлённый по состоянию на 2019 год) It was once a site of prehistoric Khojaly-Gadabay culture.

Geography

Khojaly district is located in Nagorno-Karabakh. The territory of the district is mountainous. The highest altitudes are Qirkhqiz and Gizgala, the main rivers are Gargar and Badara. The climate is mild-hot except the mountainous area.

Notable figures

* Ramil Usubov – the former Minister of Internal Affairs of Republic of Azerbaijan.; *

Elman Mammadov Elman Mammadov ( az, Elman Məmmədov; born October 18, 1950) is an Azerbaijani politician who serves as the Member of National Assembly of Azerbaijan from 124th ''Shusha- Fizuli- Khojali- Khojavend'' district. He's a veteran of the First Nagor ...

–

i politician who serves as the Member of National Assembly of Azerbaijan from 124th '' Shusha- Fuzuli-Khojaly- Khojavend'' district. He's a veteran of the

First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...

. *

Alif Hajiyev Alif Haciyev Latif oglu ( az, Əlif Hacıyev Lətif oğlu) (June 24, 1953 – February 26, 1992) was an Azerbaijani officer, Commandant of Khojaly Airport and National Hero of Azerbaijan. Early years Alif Hajiyev was born on June 24, 1953, in ...

–

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officer, Commandant of Khojaly Airport and National Hero of Azerbaijan. *

Tofig Huseynov Major Tofig Huseynov (; 19 April 1954 – 26 February 1992) was an Azerbaijani soldier and National Hero of Azerbaijan, He commanded the Khojaly Self-Defence Battalion. Biography Huseynov was born on April 19, 1954 in Khojaly, in what was then the ...

– Azerbaijani army commander. *

Pele Pughi Pele Pughi (; 1731–1810) was an 18th-century Armenian satirist and fabulist from Karabakh. Biography Pele Poughi was born in 1731 in either Çanaqçı, Khojaly, Avetaranots or Shushikend, Shosh village of Safavid Karabakh. He served as a j ...

– 18th century Armenian satirist and fabulist.

References

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