Edişa, Khojavend

Edişa or Vardashat (Armenian: Վարդաշատ) 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]

Edişa

Վարդաշատ  • Vardashat
Edişa
Coordinates: 39°31′30″N 47°00′02″E
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2005)
 • Total106
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

History

The village was captured by Armenian forces on 2 October 1992 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 on October 15, 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[2]

References
  1. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  2. Trend News Agency Azerbaijan liberates several villages in Fuzuli, Jabrayil, Khojavand districts - president


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