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'''Fuzuli District''' ({{lang-az|Füzuli rayonu}}) is a [[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan#Administrative divisions|rayon]] of [[Azerbaijan]]. It was named after the Azerbaijani poet [[Fuzuli (writer)|Fuzûlî]]. Its capital is the town of [[Füzuli (city)|Füzuli]].
'''Fuzuli District''' ({{lang-az|Füzuli rayonu}}) is a [[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan#Administrative divisions|rayon]] of [[Azerbaijan]]. It was named after the Azerbaijani poet [[Fuzuli (writer)|Fuzûlî]]. Its capital is the town of [[Füzuli (city)|Füzuli]].


The western half, including the capital, was controlled by the unrecognized [[Republic of Artsakh|Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]] as part of the [[Hadrut Province]], since the first [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]]. [[Horadiz]] is the temporary administrative center due to Fuzuli's occupation by Armenian forces since 23 August 1993.On September 17,2020 President Ilham Aliyev Announced The Azerbaijani Forces Have Recaptured The Entire District.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=azpresident |number=1317354288243462147 |date=17 October 2020 |title=Fuzuli city and several villages were liberated! }}</ref>
The western half, including the capital, was controlled by the unrecognized [[Republic of Artsakh|Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]] as part of the [[Hadrut Province]], since the first [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]]. [[Horadiz]] is the temporary administrative center due to Fuzuli's occupation by Armenian forces since 23 August 1993.On September 17,2020 President Ilham Aliyev Announced The Azerbaijani Forces Have Recaptured The Capital City And 7 Other Villages .<ref>{{cite tweet |user=azpresident |number=1317354288243462147 |date=17 October 2020 |title=Fuzuli city and several villages were liberated! }}</ref>


[[Refugees in Azerbaijan|IDPs]] from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions were moved to Fuzuli rayon from tent settlements around the country. The IDPs live in new houses built by the government.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav072607.shtml | title= Azerbaijan: Life on the Frontlines| publisher= Eurasia.net | author = | date= 2007-07-05| accessdate=2010-10-07}}</ref>
[[Refugees in Azerbaijan|IDPs]] from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions were moved to Fuzuli rayon from tent settlements around the country. The IDPs live in new houses built by the government.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav072607.shtml | title= Azerbaijan: Life on the Frontlines| publisher= Eurasia.net | author = | date= 2007-07-05| accessdate=2010-10-07}}</ref>

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Füzuli
Map of Azerbaijan showing Fuzuli Rayon
Map of Azerbaijan showing Fuzuli Rayon
Country Azerbaijan
CapitalFüzuli
Horadiz (de facto)
Area
 • Total1,390 km2 (540 sq mi)
Population
 (1989[1] census)
 • Total89,417
 • Estimate 
(undated[2])
140,900
Postal code
1900
Telephone code(+994) 26[3]

Fuzuli District (Azerbaijani: Füzuli rayonu) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. It was named after the Azerbaijani poet Fuzûlî. Its capital is the town of Füzuli.

The western half, including the capital, was controlled by the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as part of the Hadrut Province, since the first Nagorno-Karabakh War. Horadiz is the temporary administrative center due to Fuzuli's occupation by Armenian forces since 23 August 1993.On September 17,2020 President Ilham Aliyev Announced The Azerbaijani Forces Have Recaptured The Capital City And 7 Other Villages .[4]

IDPs from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions were moved to Fuzuli rayon from tent settlements around the country. The IDPs live in new houses built by the government.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Official census in USSR, 1989 Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic. Fizuli". Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  3. ^ "Şəhərlərarası telefon kodları". Aztelekom MMC. Aztelekom İB. (in Azerbaijani)
  4. ^ @azpresident (17 October 2020). "Fuzuli city and several villages were liberated!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Azerbaijan: Life on the Frontlines". Eurasia.net. 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2010-10-07.

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