Aghdara
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Martakert (, , also , ) or Aghdara ( ) is an Armenian town in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. The town was previously controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, as the centre of its Martakert Province. The town had an ethnic Armenian-majority population, until the expulsion of the Armenian population of the city, as well as the Nagorno-Karabakh region as a whole. The town and the region of Martakert as a whole underwent heavy destruction by Azerbaijani forces while under their control during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
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Aghdara, known natively as Ağdərə, is a city in Azerbaijan that serves as the capital of Aghdara District. It is located within the Tartar District and sits at an elevation of 453 meters above sea level. The city is situated near the body of water known as Tartar and operates in the UTC+04:00 time zone.
The official name of the city is Mardakert, Ağdərə. It has a population of 8,325, with a postal code of AZ5900 and a local dialing code of 246. The license plate code for the area is 59. Aghdara is twinned with the administrative body of Vagharshapat.
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cached 20h agoPlace details
- Locality
- Ağdərə
- Region
- Tartar District
- Country
- Azərbaycan
- Population
- 4,600
- Timezone
- Asia/Baku
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Martakert / Aghdara
- Settlement.native_name
- / Ağdərə
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mardakert 002.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Martakert in 2002
- Settlement.image_size
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Azerbaijan#Republic of Artsakh#Karabakh
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Aghdara
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2015
- Settlement.population_total
- 4,600
- Settlement.timezone
- AZT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +4
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 415
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Mardakert
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Located in
- Aghdara District
- Population
- 8325
- Elevation
- 453
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Body of water
- Tartar
- Capital of
- Aghdara District
- Image
- Aghdara city, January 2026.jpg
- Dialing code
- 246
- Licence plate code
- 59
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- Commons category
- Ağdərə
- twinned administrative body
- Vagharshapat
- postal code
- AZ5900
- native label
- Ağdərə
- topic's main category
- Category:Ağdərə
- category for people who died here
- Q10044498
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- First Nagorno-Karabakh War
- Border clashes (1994–2020)
- Second Nagorno-Karabakh war
- 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh offensive
- Geography
- Economy and culture
- Historical heritage sites
- Demographics
- Climate
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Martakert (, , also , ) or Aghdara ( ) is an Armenian town in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. The town was previously controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, as the centre of its Martakert Province. The town had an ethnic Armenian-majority population, until the expulsion of the Armenian population of the city, as well as the Nagorno-Karabakh region as a whole. The town and the region of Martakert as a whole underwent heavy destruction by Azerbaijani forces while under their control during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
== Etymology == Traditionally, the Armenian name of the town is interpreted as consisting of the elements ('man, person,' or in this context 'brave') and ('built by'), supposedly referring to the inhabitants' reputation for bravery.'''' Other explanations link the name with the word ('chapel').'''' The Azerbaijani name for the settlement, Aghdara, translates to 'white river'.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aghdara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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