Zülfüqarlı Explained

Official Name:Zülfüqarlı
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#East Zangezur
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Kalbajar
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:103
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.0705°N 46.2408°W

Zülfüqarlı is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan.

History

The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s. The village subsequently became part of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Shahumyan Province, referred to as Zuar (Armenian: Զուար). It was returned to Azerbaijan as part of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement.

Economy

The Istisu thermal spring is located close to the village. It can be used as a geothermal energy source.[2]

Demographics

The village had 73 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 103 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015). Hakob Ghahramanyan.
  2. News: Azerbaijan’s Karabakh Region To "Go Green" . 7 August 2022 . caspiannews.com . 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.