Qoçbəyli

Qoçbəyli (also, Koch’bek’) or Aygestan (Armenian: Այգեստան) 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]

Qoçbəyli

Այգեստան   Aygestan
Qoçbəyli
Coordinates: 39°30′26″N 47°04′10″E
Country Azerbaijan
RayonKhojavend
Population
 (2005)
  Total294
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 de facto independent Republic of Artsakh. The village was recaptured by Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

References

  1. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.


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