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Hadrut Province () was a
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of the
Republic of Artsakh Artsakh ( ), officially the Republic of Artsakh or the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh ( ), was a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory was internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Between 1991 and 2023, Artsakh cont ...
. The provincial capital was Hadrut city. The last governor was Valery Gevorkian. The province was captured by the armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan 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 occupied territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involvi ...
. It consisted of most of the
Jabrayil District Jabrayil District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-west of the country and belongs to the East Zangezur Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Khojavend, Fuzuli, Qubadli, Zangilan, and t ...
, the western part of the Fuzuli District as well as the southwestern part of the
Khojavend District Khojavend District () is one of the 66 Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan, districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country in the Karabakh Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Lachin District, Lachin, Shush ...
.


History

More than 340 people of Hadrut Region fell victim during the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War was an ethnic conflict, ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nag ...
. During the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, surrounding occupied territories. It was a major esca ...
, heavy fighting took place in and around the city of Hadrut. Independent sources confirmed that the Azerbaijani army took control of the city of Hadrut on either 14 or 15 October 2020. Following the Aras Valley campaign and the Battle of Shusha, all of Hadrut Province was captured by the Azerbaijan Army by 9 November 2020. A peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation was placed along the frontline.


Geography

Hadrut Province formed the breakaway Republic of Artsakh's southern border and is one of its most
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ous parts. Villages were primarily found along two river valleys and scattered in lower elevations on the very southern fringe. Excavations of the Azokh Cave showed that humans have inhabited this area for tens of thousands of years, and the region has a rich history. Hadrut province had 30 communities of which one was considered urban and 29 were rural. The most important problems were drinking and irrigation water, and internal communication roads. Some villages were lacking a telephone network and some had difficulties with watching Armenian TV channels. Nearly 30% of its area has been ruined and burnt several times.Hetq.am Now the time has come for building


Settlements

* Aknaghbyur * Arajamugh * Arakel * Arpagetik * Arevshat * Aygestan * Azykh * Banadzor * Jrakus * Drakhtik * Dzoragyugh * Hadrut (capital) * Hakaku * Hartashen * Hin Tagher * Hogher * Ijevanatun * Jraberd * Jrakan * Karaglukh * Karmrakuch * Khalynbulakh * Khandzadzor * Khtsaberd * Kovshat * Kyuratagh * Mariamadzor * Melikashen * Mets Tagher * Mokhrenes * Norashen * Petrosashen * Pletants * Saralanj * Sarinshen * Spitakashen * Taghaser * Taghut * Togh * Tumi * Tsaghkavank * Tsakuri * Tsamdzor * Tsor * Tyak * Ukhtadzor *
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* Varanda * Vardashat


Sites of interest

* Monastery of Spitak Khatch (Սպիտակ Խաչ; White Cross), 14th century * Gtichavank monastery (Գտիչի վանք), 1241–1248 * Anapat Church (Անապատ եկեղեցի), 13th century, near the village of Togh (Տող) * Khodaafarin Bridges


See also

* Dizak * Arajamugh


References


External links


Armeniapedia – Rediscovering Armenia – Hadrut Region
Subdivisions of the Republic of Artsakh Hadrut Province States and territories disestablished in 2020 2020 disestablishments in Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-geo-stub