Cicimli, Lachin Explained

39.5119°N 46.5164°W

Official Name:	Cicimli
Pushpin Map:	Azerbaijan#East Zangezur
Pushpin Mapsize:	300
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:	District
Subdivision Name1:	Lachin
Timezone:	AZT
Utc Offset:	+4
Utc Offset Dst:	+5
Coordinates:	39.5119°N 46.5164°W

Cicimli is a village in the Lachin District of Azerbaijan.^[1]

History

The village was occupied by Armenian forces in 1992 during First Nagorno-Karabakh War. During its occupation, the village was renamed Vanotsa (hy|Վանոցա) and was made part of Kashatagh Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village was returned to Azerbaijan on 1 December per the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement.

Photo gallery

The tomb of Malik Ajdar in the village^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü təsnifatı. https://web.archive.org/web/20200416203250/https://www.stat.gov.az/menu/5/source/Inzibati_tes.pdf . April 16, 2020. 2019. stat.gov.az. February 4, 2022. az.
2. Book: Nahid Məmmədov . İşğal altındakı tarixi-dini abidələrimiz . 2015 . . 978-9952-490-95-4. 50 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018180529/https://www.qafqazislam.com/userfiles/Abideler.pdf . 18 October 2020 . dead.