Yeni Zod Explained

Official Name:Yeni Zod
Native Name:ԱզատAzat
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Goygol
Population Total:1216
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.4931°N 46.3503°W

Yeni Zod (Armenian: Ազատ|Azat) is a village and municipality in the Goygol District of Azerbaijan. The village had an Armenian population before the exodus of Armenians from Azerbaijan after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1]

In 1989, the village became home to ethnic Azeri refugees from Sotk (Zod) in Armenia. The village became the new municipal seat known as Yeni Zod ("New Zod").[2]

Toponymy

The village was known as Azad until 1999.[3]

History

The village was a part of the Getashen subdistrict which participated in the Artsakh declaration of independence.[4]

Demographics

The village has a population of 1,216.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Northern Artsakh. Samvel Karapetian. Samvel Karapetyan (author). Research on Armenian Architecture. 2007.
  2. Web site: Məmurlar Gəncəbasarda kəndləri işğal edib - Şok faktlar - FOTO . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170226130831/http://www.faktxeber.com/mobil/index.php?H=459434 . 2017-02-26 . faktxeber.com.
  3. Web site: Azərbaycan Respublikasının bəzi rayonlarının inzibati-ərazi bölgüsündə qismən dəyişikliklər edilməsi haqqında . e-qanun.az . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503074236/http://e-qanun.az/files/framework/data/3/f_3052.htm . 2014-05-03.
  4. Web site: Географическая карта - Азад (село) (Yeni Zod) . mapnall.com . Ru.
  5. http://www.xalqqazeti.com/az/news/social/53257 Murovdan bir az bəri... Yeni Zod kəndində keçirilən səyyar qəbuldan reportaj