Qubadli District ( az, Qubadlı rayonu) is one of the 66
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...
of
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
. It is located in the south-west of the country and belongs to the
East Zangezur Economic Region
East Zangezur Economic Region ( az, Şərqi Zəngəzur iqtisadi rayonu) is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders Iran to the south and Armenia to the west, as well as the economic regions of Karabakh, and Ganja-Dashkasan. The r ...
.
The district borders the districts of
Lachin
Lachin ( az, Laçın, , ; hy, Բերձոր, translit=Berdzor; ku, Laçîn) is a town in Azerbaijan and the administrative center of the Lachin District. It is located within the strategic Lachin corridor, which links the disputed region of N ...
,
Khojavend,
Jabrayil,
Zangilan
Zangilan (, ; hy, Կովսական, Kovsakan) is a city in Azerbaijan and the administrative centre of the Zangilan District. It is situated along the Voghji (Okhchuchay) river.
Etymology
According to the Armenian historian Hovhannes Ghar ...
, and the
Syunik Province
Syunik ( hy, Սյունիք, ) is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. It ...
of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...
.
Its capital and largest city is
Qubadli. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 41,600.
History
The region was part of the
Kurdistansky Uyezd
Kurdistan uezd,, ku, Кӧрдӧйәзд, Kurduyezd also known colloquially as Red Kurdistan,, ku, Кӧрдьстана Сор, Kurdistana Sor was a Soviet administrative unit that existed for six years from 1923 to 1929 and included the distr ...
and later the
Kurdistan Okrug in the
Azerbaijani SSR
Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...
from 7 July 1923 to 23 July 1930. To its Kurdish population, it was known as Qûbadlî.
The district was established on 14 March 1933.
The district came was seized by the breakaway
Republic of Artsakh
Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former ...
in August 1993 during the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic conflict, ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 t ...
. Azerbaijani forces regained control of all of the district during the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involving Azerba ...
.
Demographics
According to the last Soviet census of 1989, population was 28,110.
According to undated Azerbaijani data, the population was 34,100.
As of 1979 a total of 26,673 people:
*
Azerbaijanis
Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most nume ...
99,5% (26,537)
*
Russians
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0,2% (45)
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Armenians
Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora ...
0,1% (26)
As of 1989 a total of 28,110 people.
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See also
* Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh
The Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh were areas of Azerbaijan, situated outside the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), which were occupied by the ethnic Armenian military forces of the breakaway Republ ...
* Kashatagh Province
References
Gallery
File:Əliquluuşağı kəndi.Laləzar körpüsü.jpg, alt=Lalezar bridge, Laləzar körpüsü
File:Lalezar.jpg, alt=Lalezar bridge, Laləzar körpüsü
File:Sanasar (Kubatli), Building, 2014.05.09 - panoramio.jpg, Qubadli, building
File:Artcakh, Sanasar (Kubatli), Memorial spring, 2014.05.09 - panoramio.jpg, Qubadli, Memorial spring
External links
State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan Republic. Population of Azerbaijan
Districts of Azerbaijan
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