Qərvənd, Fuzuli Explained

39.6322°N 47.2269°W

Official Name:Qərvənd
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Fuzuli
Population Total:0
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.6322°N 47.2269°W

Qərvənd (; also, Qərbənd) is a village in the Fuzuli District of Azerbaijan, around 9 km northeast of Fuzuli City. The site is currently uninhabited.[1]

Following the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village fell under the occupation of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh since August 1993 as a part of its Hadrut Province.

During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan announced that it had retaken the village on 27 September 2020.[2] [3] A video released a few weeks later showed that the village was now little more than a scattering of very degraded ruins.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: As fighting rages, what is Azerbaijan's goal?. Eurasianet.org . 4 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . en .
  2. Web site: The Azerbaijan Army has liberated a number of occupied villages and important high grounds. 2020-10-25. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN. en.
  3. Web site: Elliott. Raffi. 2020-09-28. Artsakh Defense Army holds its own in second day of heavy fighting. 2020-10-25. The Armenian Weekly. en-US.
  4. https://apa.az/en/frontline-news/Azerbaijani-MoD-releases-video-footage-of-the-Garvand-village-of-the-Fuzuli-region-colorredVIDEOcolor-340133 APA report including video of the village