Lachin District

Lachin District
District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Lachin District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Lachin District
Country Azerbaijan
Region Eastern Zangezur
Established8 August 1930
CapitalLachin
Settlements[1]127
Area
 • Total1,840 km2 (710 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total78,600
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
4100
Websitelachin-ih.gov.az

Lachin District (Azerbaijani: Laçın rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Eastern Zangezur Economic Region.[3] The district borders the districts of Kalbajar, Khojaly, Shusha, Khojavend, Qubadli, and the Syunik Province of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Lachin. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 78,600.[2]

The district was occupied by Armenia in 1992 and all of its original Azerbaijani population was either expelled or killed. Armenian forces controlled the district from 1992 until late 2020,[4] when the district was returned to Azerbaijan per the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement which ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Azərbaycan Respublikasında iqtisadi rayonların yeni bölgüsü haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Fərmanı".
  4. ↑ "The conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference". Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  5. ↑ "Azerbaijani Forces Enter Third District Under Nagorno-Karabakh Truce". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2020-11-30.