Tartar ( ) is a city in and the capital of the
Tartar District of
Azerbaijan
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.
Its population is approximately 18,200, as of 2008. During the
Russian Empire
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, the city was the administrative center of the
Jevanshir Uyezd of the
Elisabethpol Governorate
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. The town was subjected to
bombardment
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Prior to World War I, the term was only applied to the bombardment of defenseless or undefended objects, ...
by the Armenian forces in
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 the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involving Azerbai ...
.
History
From 1947 to 1949, Tartar had the status of an urban-type settlement, which was then transformed into the city of Mirbashir, named after the Azerbaijani Soviet party leader Mirbashir Gasimov.
In 1963, the Tartar district was abolished and its territory was merged into
Barda District, alongside the city of Tartar. It became independent again in 1965. On 7 February 1991, the historical name of the town, Tartar, was restored.
In 1994, during the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War, Armenian armed forces launched a large-scale attack on the city. Azerbaijani forces managed to hold their positions in Tartar until the ceasefire was established, following which the city came only a few kilometers from the line of contact. After the ceasefire, it constantly came under fire from the Armenian forces.
On 27 September 2020, the
Second 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 the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involving Azerbai ...
began. From 30 September to the end of the war, the city of Tartar was
subjected to a bombardment from the Armenian side. According to Aide to the President of Azerbaijan, Hikmat Hajiyev, over 2,000 shells were fired at the city on 2 October alone.
On 8 July 2022, the master plan for the development of the city until 2038 was approved.
Demographics
According to the
1897 census, Tartar—mentioned as ''Terter'' ()—had a population of 752 consisting of 565
Muslims
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and 122
Armenian Apostolics. The village had 496 men and 256 women.
References
External links
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World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan– World-Gazetteer.com
Terter
Populated places in Tartar District
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