Yuxarı Ağcakənd Explained

Official Name:Yuxarı Ağcakənd
Native Name:ՎերինշենVerinshen
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Goranboy
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Aşağı Ağcakənd
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.4042°N 46.4939°W

Yuxarı Ağcakənd (; Armenian: Վերինշեն|Verinshen) is a town in the Goranboy District of Azerbaijan. The town forms part of the municipality of Aşağı Ağcakənd.[1] The village had an Armenian majority prior to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and Operation Ring.[2]

Toponymy

The village was also previously known as Aghjakend Verin (Armenian: Աղջաքենդ Վերին).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi . https://web.archive.org/web/20080924083213/http://www.belediyye.org/index.php?con=qanun&bkod=3637 . September 24, 2008 . Azerbaijani.
  2. Web site: Карта 33. Зона конфликта в Нагорном Карабахе (1988–1994...) . . iriston.com .