Famous regions of Qarabagh
Shusha
The town has religious, cultural and strategic importance to both groups. Shusha is often considered the cradle of Azerbaijan's music and poetry, and one of the leading centres of the Azerbaijani culture. Shusha also contains a number of Armenian Apostolic churches, including Ghazanchetsots Cathedral and Kanach Zham, and serves as a land link between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, via the Lachin corridor to the west. Throughout modern history, the city fostered a mixed Armenian–Azerbaijani population. The first available demographic information about the city in 1823 suggests the city had an Azerbaijani majority. The Armenian inhabitants of the city steadily grew over time to constitute a majority of the city's population until the Shusha massacre in 1920, in which the Armenian half of the city was destroyed by Azerbaijani forces, resulting in the death or expulsion of the Armenian population, up to 20,000 people. The city has suffered significant destruction and depopulation during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. After the capture of Shusha in 1992 by Armenian forces during First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the city's Azerbaijani population fled, and most of the city was destroyed. Between May 1992 and November 2020, Shusha was under the de facto control of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh and administered as the centre of its Shushi Province. On 8 November 2020, Azerbaijani forces retook the city during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War following a three-day long battle. The Armenian population of the city fled, and multiple reports emerged that the Armenian cultural heritage of the city was being destroyed.
Fuzuli
As a result of the counter-offensive operation carried out by the Azerbaijani Army on September 27, 2020, from the villages of the district, Garakhanbeyli, Garvand, village Horadiz, Ashagi Abdurrahmanli, on October 9, Yukhari Guzlak, Gorazilli, on October 14, Garadagli, Khatunbulag, Garakollu, on October 15- Arış village was also liberated from occupation. On October 17, 2020, the villages of Goçehmadli, Chiman, Musabayli, Pirahmadli, Dadeli, Isıklı, Juvarlı and the city of Fuzuli were completely freed from occupation. As a result of the ongoing operations, the villages of Dördchinar, Kurdlar, Yukhari Abdurrahmanli, Gargabazar, Aşagi Veysalli, Yukhari Aybasanli, Saracik were destroyed on October 20, Yeghegozlu, Aşagi Seyidahmedli, Zargar villages on October 21, Mandılı on October 28, Yukhari Veysalli on November 7, Yukhari Seyidahmadli, Gorgan, Third Mahmudli, Qajar and Divanals, on November 9 in Gobu Dilagar, Yal Pirahmadli, Yaglivand.
Aghdam
Aghdam district is a district in Azerbaijan. It was established on August 8, 1930. The relief of the region, which has an area of 1150 km² and a population of 153,000, is mainly plain and partly mountainous. The word "Aghdam" means "small castle" in the ancient Turkish language. In the distant past, Turkic-speaking tribes who lived in this area mostly built small forts to defend themselves. Over time, the meaning of the name of this city has changed. In the first half of the 18th century, Panahali Khan from Karabakh ordered the construction of a white stone mansion for himself in this city. For a long time, that building has become a landmark for the residents of the surrounding villages. In this sense, "Aghdam" means a bright, white house illuminated by the sun's rays.
Zangilan
There was Chavundur district in Zangilan region. It was organized as a district in 1930. The documents preserved in the archive fund "Central Executive Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR (Soviet Socialist Republic)" show that Zangilan district is included in the lists of 1st category districts organized by the Decision of the Central Executive Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Council of People's Commissars dated August 30, 1930. has been done. In the 70 years when the Soviet system was established, the territorial unit of the district changed several times. In all cases, this change was related to the addition and separation of neighboring Gubadli district to Zangila. So that, By the Decision of the Central Executive Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR dated November 24, 1931, Gubadli district was included in the territory of Zangilan district together with 18 village soviets. By the Decision of the Central Executive Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR dated March 14, 1933, Gubadli district was restored and 18 village soviets were returned from Zangilan district to Gubadli district. Based on the Decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR dated January 04, 1963, Gubadli district was once again canceled and its territory was included in Zangilan district. However, shortly after this cancellation, Gubadli district was restored. By the Decision of the Central Executive Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR dated March 14, 1933, Gubadli district was restored and 18 village soviets were returned from Zangilan district to Gubadli district. Based on the Decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR dated January 04, 1963, Gubadli district was once again canceled and its territory was included in Zangilan district. However, shortly after this cancellation, Gubadli district was restored. By the Decision of the Central Executive Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR dated March 14, 1933, Gubadli district was restored and 18 village soviets were returned from Zangilan district to Gubadli district. Based on the Decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR dated January 04, 1963, Gubadli district was once again canceled and its territory was included in Zangilan district. However, shortly after this cancellation, Gubadli district was restored.
Khankendi
Khankendi is a city in the Republic of Azerbaijan , the capital of the so-called Nagorno-Karabakh Republic , which was created on December 26, 1991 after the occupation by the Armenian Armed Forces and Armenian separatists in Karabakh . Administratively, Khankendi city scope includes Khankendi city and Karkijahan urban settlement. Its area is 8 km². The capital is located 329 km away from Baku . According to the official information of the State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan as of January 1, 2012, the population of Khankendi city is 53.3 thousand people, and the population of Karkijahan settlement is 2 thousand people. According to the tripartite statement signed on November 10, 2020 based on the results of the Second Karabakh War, the central headquarters of the Russian peacekeeping forces has been located in the city of Khankendi since that date.
