Kürdhacı | |
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Coordinates: 39°49′35″N 46°24′56″E / 39.82639°N 46.41556°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
District | Lachin |
Population (2015)
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• Total | 19 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Kürdhacı (Kurdhajy) is a village in the Lachin District of Azerbaijan.
The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces on May 29, 1992 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. [2] [3] It was briefly recaptured by Azerbaijani forces during Operation Goranboy in July 1992, the Azerbaijani forces later withdrew during 2–3 April 1993. [4] The village subsequently became part of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, referred to as Movsesashen ( Armenian: Մովսեսաշեն). It was returned to Azerbaijan as part of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement.