Jojug Marjanly Explained

39.3911°N 47.2981°W

Official Name:Jojug Marjanly
Native Name:Azerbaijani: Cocuq Mərcanlı
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Jabrayil
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.3911°N 47.2981°W

Jojug Marjanly (Azerbaijani: Cocuq Mərcanlı) is a village in Jabrayil District of Azerbaijan.

History

In 1993, in the course of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the Armenian forces pushed Azerbaijani forces out of the village after gaining control of the nearby hills. It remained under Armenian control for four months during which it was completely razed.[1] Having failed to maintain control of the village, the Armenians retreated to the nearby hills. Cocuq Mərcanlı turned into a no man's land and its population never returned out of fear of shelling, with the exception of one family.[2]

However, during the 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Azerbaijani troops regained control over the strategic Lalatapa hill located 2.9km (01.8miles) north-west of the village,[3] which shifted Cocuq Mərcanlı away from the immediate frontline and allowed safe access to the village. On 7 April 2016, internally displaced persons from Cocuq Mərcanlı visited the site of the village for the first time in 23 years.[4] In January 2017, Azerbaijan decided to invest 2 million euros into rebuilding the village.[5] [6] By June 2017, when the village was visited by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev[7] 50 houses and a school had been built, the access road was paved and gas supply re-established. Reports in September 2017 suggest that villagers had continued to return to the village since then with a further 100 houses under construction.[8]

Up until 27 September 2020, Cocuq Mərcanlı was the only village of the Jabrayil District effectively controlled by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It was also the provisional centre of the district until the recapture of Jabrayil on 9 October 2020.

Notes and References

  1. http://news.day.az/society/869289.html Foreign Diplomats Visited Çocuq Mərcanlı Family
  2. Web site: Азербайджанцы возвращаются в освобожденное село. Haqqin.az. 8 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Nagorny-Karabakh: le cessez-le-feu globalement respecté entre l'Azerbaïdjan et les séparatistes. L'Express. 6 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Беженцы возвращаются в село Чоджуг Марджанлы. Haqqin.az. 7 April 2016.
  5. http://haqqin.az/news/92303 Road to be Paved in Liberated Çocuq Mərcanlı
  6. http://haqqin.az/news/90859 Ilham Aliyev Ordered to Restore Liberated Village of Çocuq Mərcanlı
  7. https://haqqin.az/news/102702 Ilham Aliyev in Çocuq Mərcanlı
  8. https://www.azernews.az/nation/118828.html September 2017 report on AzerNews