Qızıloba, Tartar Explained

Official Name:Gyzyloba / Karmiravan
Native Name:Qızıloba / Կարմիրավան
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Tartar
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.2608°N 46.9406°W

Gyzyloba (Azerbaijani: Qızıloba) or Karmiravan (Armenian: Կարմիրավան) is a village in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village was on the ceasefire line between the armed forces of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh and those of Azerbaijan. There have been allegations of ceasefire violations in the village's vicinity.[1] The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population in 1989.[2]

History

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.defacto.am/index.php?OP=71338717 DeFacto Armenian News Agency
  2. Web site: Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война . Андрей Зубов . drugoivzgliad.com .