Əfəndilər, Qubadli Explained

Official Name:Əfəndilər
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#East Zangezur
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Qubadli
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:94
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.3308°N 46.6992°W

Əfəndilər is a village in the Qubadli District of Azerbaijan.

History

The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in August 1993. The village subsequently became part of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, referred to as Aygek (Armenian: Այգեկ). It was recaptured by Azerbaijan on 25 October 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a mosque from the early 20th century.[1]

Demographics

The village had 104 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 94 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015). Hakob Ghahramanyan.
  2. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.