Qubadli District () is one of the 66
districts
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of
Azerbaijan
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. It is located in the south-west of the country and belongs to the
East Zangezur Economic Region.
The district borders the
Lachin,
Khojavend,
Jabrayil and
Zangilan districts, and the
Syunik Province
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of
Armenia
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.
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 and later the
Kurdistan Okrug in the
Azerbaijani SSR 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 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 ...
in August 1993 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 ...
. 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 occupied territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involvi ...
.
Demographics
According to the last Soviet census of 1989, the population was 28,110.
According to undated Azerbaijani data, the population was 34,100.
As of 1979, a total of 26,673 people:
*
Azerbaijanis
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99,5% (26,537)
*
Russians
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0,2% (45)
*
Armenians
Armenians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiq ...
0,1% (26)
As of 1989 a total of 28,110 people.
[
]
Notable people
* Ilham Shahmuradov (born 1958) Bioinformatician
See also
* Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh
* Kashatagh Province
Kashatagh Province () was a Administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh, province of the Republic of Artsakh. It was the largest province by area (3,376.60 km2). The population as of 2013 was 9,656. Its capital was Lachin, Berdzor.
...
References
Gallery
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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