Çaykənd, Goygol
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Coordinates: 40°27′37″N 46°23′22″E / 40.46028°N 46.38944°E
| Çaykənd | |
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| — Municipality — | |
 Çaykənd
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| Coordinates: 40°27′37″N 46°23′22″E / 40.46028°N 46.38944°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Goygol |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,236 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
Çaykənd (also, Chaikend and Chaykend; Armenian: Գետաշեն, Getashen) is a village and municipality in the Goygol Rayon of Azerbaijan, which was previously populated by Armenians[1]. Its Armenian population were forcefully evicted and deported by Azeri and Soviet special forces during Operation Ring[1]. It currently has a population of 2,236.
[edit] References
- ^ a b De Waal, Thomas (2003). Black garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan through peace and war. New York University. pp. 116. ISBN ISBN 0-8147-1944-9.
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