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.
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 in and around the village include a mosque from the early 20th century.[1]
The village had 104 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 94 inhabitants in 2015.[1]