Imar, Nagorno-Karabakh Explained

Official Name:Imar / Karamli
Native Name:Իմար / Kərəmli
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#East Zangezur
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Type3: District
Subdivision Name3:Kalbajar
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.1644°N 46.4485°W
Elevation M:1155

Imar (Armenian: Իմար) or Karamli (Azerbaijani: Kərəmli) is a village located in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Azerbaijani-majority population prior to their expulsion during the Nagorno-Karabakh war.[1]

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Imarat Garvand (Azerbaijani: İmarət Qərvənd).[2]

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

The human rights organisation Memorial reported about the forced expulsion of the Azerbaijani inhabitants of the village in 1991, along with several other Azerbaijani villages around the area. The village was fully burned to the ground by Armenian forces.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война . ru . Андрей Зубов . drugoivzgliad.com . 2021-02-05 . 2020-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020150302/https://drugoivzgliad.com/karabach-mir-i-voina-a-zubov/ . dead .
  2. Web site: KƏLBƏCƏR RAYONUNUN BƏZİ TOPONİMLƏRİNİN TARİXİ-COĞRAFİ MƏNŞƏYİ HAQQINDA . . 22 May 2019 . yerveinsan.az . Yer və İnsan . az . 5 February 2021 .
  3. Web site: СОБЫТИЯ, ПРЕДШЕСТВУЮЩИЕ ШТУРМУ ХОДЖАЛЫ . ru . . memo.ru . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100731043945/http://www.memo.ru/hr/hotpoints/karabah/Hojaly/Chapter1.htm . 2010-07-31 .