Qasımlı, Agdam
Qasımlı (Armenian: Ղագըմլը, Russian: Касымлы, also Ghasymly, Kasymly) is a ruined village[1] in the Agdam Rayon of Azerbaijan. It was liberated in October 2020 having been under Armenian occupation for nearly 30 years. However, former residents visiting the ruins reported that there was so little left that they could only find their way around by the topography, such was the level of destruction.[2]
Qasımlı | |
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  Qasımlı | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′23″N 46°54′16″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Agdam |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Notable natives
- Tamerlan Qarayev (b 30 Jan, 1952) — Ambassador of Azerbaijan to China (1993-2001), India (2004-2011), Indonesia (2011-2018) and Lithuania (2018-present).[3]
References
- The site was one of the ghost villages depicted in a February 2021 National Geographic article on the aftermath of the 2nd Nagorno Karabagh War
- Nat Geo Feb 2021 So many buildings were destroyed in Qasımlı that Imran Guliyev had to use his memories of the village's topography to find his way around.
- КАРАЕВ Тамерлан - БД "Лабиринт" (in Russian). База данных "Лабиринт.
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