Arış Explained

Official Name:Arış
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#Karabakh
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Fuzuli
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:39.5337°N 47.1051°W

Arış is a village in the Fuzuli District of Azerbaijan.[1]

History

The village was captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh war and all of its original Azerbaijani inhabitants were driven out. It was administrated as part of the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village was recaptured by Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[2]

References

39.5333°N 53°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Azerbaijan Development Gateway . 2019-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081114100943/http://gateway.az/cgi-bin/cl2_gw/browse.cgi?lang=en&topic=000e15 . 2008-11-14 . dead .
  2. Web site: 2020-10-27. Azerbaijani army liberates 4 cities, 4 settlements and 165 villages within 1 month. 2020-11-25. Trend.Az. en.