Aghdam
Sign in to saveAghdam () is a town and the nominal capital of the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan. Founded in the 18th century, it was granted city status in 1828 and grew considerably during the Soviet period. Aghdam lies from Khankendi at the eastern foot of the Karabakh Range, on the outskirts of the Karabakh plain.
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Aghdam is a town in Azerbaijan that was founded in the 18th century and became an official city in 1828, expanding significantly during the Soviet era. It serves as the nominal capital of Aghdam District and is located in the Karabakh region near the eastern side of the Karabakh Range.
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- Locality
- Ağdam
- Region
- Ağdam
- Country
- Azərbaycan
- Population
- 39,451
- Timezone
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- First Nagorno-Karabakh War
- Armenian occupation
- Return to Azerbaijan
- Reconstruction
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Aghdam () is a town and the nominal capital of the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan. Founded in the 18th century, it was granted city status in 1828 and grew considerably during the Soviet period. Aghdam lies from Khankendi at the eastern foot of the Karabakh Range, on the outskirts of the Karabakh plain.
Before the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, butter, wine and brandy, machine, and silk factories, and an airport and two railway stations functioned there. By 1989, Aghdam had 28,031 inhabitants. As Azerbaijani forces withdrew from Karabakh following political turmoil in the country during the war, Armenian forces captured Aghdam in July 1993. The heavy fighting forced the city's population to flee eastwards. Upon the seizure, Armenian forces sacked the town. Until 2020, it was de facto a part of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and was almost entirely ruined and uninhabited.
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