Ağbulaq, Khojavend

Ağbulaq or Aknakbyur (Armenian: Ակնաղբյուր) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[1]

Ağbulaq

Ակնաղբյուր  • Aknakbyur
Ağbulaq
Coordinates: 39°33′17″N 47°04′59″E
Country Azerbaijan
RayonKhojavend
Population
 (2015)
 • Total322
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

History

The village was captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village was recaptured by Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[2]

References
  1. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  2. APA.az (2020-10-16). "President Ilham Aliyev: 3 more villages liberated from occupation". apa.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2020-10-18.


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