Ağbənd Explained

Official Name:Ağbənd
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Zangilan
Timezone:UTC
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:38.9°N 46.5667°W

Ağbənd is a town in the Zangilan District of Azerbaijan close to the point at which the borders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Iran form a politically sensitive junction.

History

Until October 1993, livestock raising and the cultivation of agricultural crops were the main activities of the village. There was a club, a library and a first-aid post. The village came under the control of ethnic Armenian forces in October 1993 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, the village subsequently became part of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, referred to as Aghopen (Armenian: Աղոպեն).

It was recaptured by Azerbaijan on 22 October 2020[1] during the Aras Valley campaign in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, which completed the takeover of the Azerbaijan-Iran border.[2]

References

38.9°N 80°W

Notes and References

  1. https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/569890-Azerbaijan-liberates-Aghbend-settlement-from-Armenian-occupation- Dunya News Report of the town's recapture
  2. Web site: Son dakika: Azerbaycan ordusu 7 köyü daha işgalden kurtardı .