Xəlfəli, Shusha Explained

Official Name:Xəlfəli
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#Karabakh
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Shusha
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.7669°N 46.6831°W

Khalfali (az|Xəlfəli) is a village located in Shusha District of Azerbaijan, and as well it is the center of the Khalfali rural administrative-territorial district.

Geography

The village of Khalfali is the center of the Khalfali rural administrative-territorial district of Shusha district, while this rural administrative-territorial district also includes the villages of Armudlu, Dukanlar, Garabulag, Lachinlar, Mirzalar, Shushulu, Zamanpayasi.[1] [2] The village is located at an altitude of 1260 m on the bank of the Khalfalichay River, which flows into the Karkarchay River.[3] It is located in the northern part of the Shusha district, just 4 km west of the regional center of Shusha.[4]

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Shusha district, which in turn was part of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAR) of Azerbaijan SSR.[5]

As a result of the Karabakh conflict, the village was occupied by Armenian Armed Forces in 1992.[6]

According to the Trilateral Statement signed on the night of 9-10 November 2020, following the results of the Second Karabakh War, the village came under the control of the Russian Peacekeeping Forces.[7]

As a result of the military operations carried out by the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan in Karabakh on 19-20 September 2023, the village was returned under the control of Azerbaijan.[8]

Population

Before the Karabakh War, the village had an exclusively Azerbaijani population. According to the Caucasian calendar of 1912, 1 389 people lived in the village mostly Azerbaijanis listed as "Tatars".[9] According to the 1921 census, 1 073 Azerbaijanis lived in the village listed as "Azerbaijani Turks".[10] According to the data for 1986, 126 Azerbaijanis lived in the village.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Book: İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü təsnifatı. 2024 . Bakı . 2024 . Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi . 95 . 2024-10-07 . 2024-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240405093114/https://stat.gov.az/menu/5/classifications/source/Inzibati-5.02.2024.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: Rayon haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Şuşa Rayon İcra Hakimiyyəti . 2024-10-07 . www.shusha-ih.gov.az . 2024-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718075247/http://www.shusha-ih.gov.az/az/page/10.html . live .
  3. Web site: Yunusoğlu . Qismət . 2022-12-23 . Laçın-Xankəndi yolunun müqəddəsliyi... . 2024-10-07 . www.anl.az.
  4. Web site: Şuşa rayonunda hansı qəsəbə və kəndlər var? - ƏN YENİ SİYAHI . 2024-10-07 . bizim.media . az.
  5. Book: Azərbaycan SSR İnzibati-ərazi bölgüsü . 1979 . Azərnəşr . Bakı . 118 . az . 2024-10-07 . 2024-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110131848/http://web2.anl.az:81/read/page.php?bibid=198233&pno=61 . live .
  6. Web site: Erməni terrorunun xronologiyası - GÜNBƏGÜN. az. KONKRET. 2019-10-07. 2024-02-07.
  7. Web site: Баку: Минобороны РФ исказило факты об инциденте на дороге Ханкенди-Халфали-Туршсу . 2024-10-07 . www.aa.com.tr . 2023-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307235116/https://www.aa.com.tr/ru/%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80/%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8B-%D1%80%D1%84-%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE-%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%8B-%D0%BE%D0%B1-%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B5-%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D1%88%D1%81%D1%83-/2838820 . live .
  8. Web site: Азербайджан вернул себе Карабах. Поставлена ли точка в конфликте?. ru. BBC News Русская служба. 2023-10-16. 2024-01-27. 2023-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20231018054519/https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/clje60xgr52o. live.
  9. Book: Кавказский календарь на 1912 г., с. 214 . 2024-10-07 . 2018-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023080143/https://www.prlib.ru/item/417317 . live .
  10. Web site: Перепись населения АзССР в 1921 г. по Шушинскому району . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526195650/http://www.karabagh.am/6DokiSvid/Perepis21Shushinskij.htm . 2011-05-26 . 2010-10-26.
  11. Азербайджанская Советская Энциклопедия, 1986

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