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'''Agdam''' ({{lang-az|Ağdam}}, {{lang-hy|Աղդամ}} ''Aghdam'') is a [[raion|rayon]] in southwestern [[Azerbaijan]], and the [[Agdam|same-named capital city]] of the rayon, which is currently a [[ghost town]]. |
'''Agdam''' ({{lang-az|Ağdam}}, {{lang-hy|Աղդամ}} ''Aghdam'') is a [[raion|rayon]] in southwestern [[Azerbaijan]], and the [[Agdam|same-named capital city]] of the rayon, which is currently a [[ghost town]]. According to the administrative-territorial division of the [[NKR]] Agdam Rayon, is part of the [[Askeran]], [[Martakert]] and [[Martuni]] region. At its height the town had 28,031 residents, with its own small airport. Because of the ongoing dispute over the [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] area, the town has been under [[Armenians|Armenian]] control since [[Capture of Aghdam|July 1993]]. Most of the refugees from Agdam now live in camps and makeshift cities in the region of [[Barda (rayon)|Barda]] and [[Sumgait]]. 77.4% of the rayon is currently controlled by [[Armenia]]n forces. |
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The area is currently being used as a [[Security belt of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic|buffer zone]]. [[ |
The area is currently being used as a [[Security belt of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic|buffer zone]]. [[UN Security Council]] Resolution # 853, adopted on 29 July 1993, condemned “''the seizure of the district of Agdam and of all other recently occupied areas of the Azerbaijani Republic''” and demanded “''unconditional withdrawal of the occupying forces involved from the district of Agdam and all other recently occupied areas of the Azerbaijan Republic''”.<ref>[http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/or/13508.htm 1993 UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh]</ref> |
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39°59′01″N 46°55′43″E / 39.98361°N 46.92861°E
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| Population (census 1989): | 131,293[1] |
| Area (km2.): | 1,150 |
| Zip Code: | 0200 |
| Capital: | Ağdam |
Agdam (Azerbaijani: Ağdam, Armenian: Աղդամ Aghdam) is a rayon in southwestern Azerbaijan, and the same-named capital city of the rayon, which is currently a ghost town. According to the administrative-territorial division of the NKR Agdam Rayon, is part of the Askeran, Martakert and Martuni region. At its height the town had 28,031 residents, with its own small airport. Because of the ongoing dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh area, the town has been under Armenian control since July 1993. Most of the refugees from Agdam now live in camps and makeshift cities in the region of Barda and Sumgait. 77.4% of the rayon is currently controlled by Armenian forces.
The area is currently being used as a buffer zone. UN Security Council Resolution # 853, adopted on 29 July 1993, condemned “the seizure of the district of Agdam and of all other recently occupied areas of the Azerbaijani Republic” and demanded “unconditional withdrawal of the occupying forces involved from the district of Agdam and all other recently occupied areas of the Azerbaijan Republic”.[2]
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