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 | |
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Qoçbəyli | |
Coordinates: 39°30′26″N 47°04′10″E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Rayon | Khojavend |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 294 |
Time zone | UTC+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.
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