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== History == |
== History == |
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During the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] period, the village was part of the [[Hadrut District (NKAO)|Hadrut District]] of the [[Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast]]. After the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]], the village was administrated as part of the [[Hadrut Province]] of the breakaway [[Republic of Artsakh]]. The village came under the control of Azerbaijan during the [[ |
During the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] period, the village was part of the [[Hadrut District (NKAO)|Hadrut District]] of the [[Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast]]. After the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]], the village was administrated as part of the [[Hadrut Province]] of the breakaway [[Republic of Artsakh]]. The village came under the control of Azerbaijan during the [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war]]. |
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== Mass graves == |
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On 4 October 2022, three sites of graves of Azerbaijani military servicemen from the First Nagorno-Karabakh War were discovered in the village. As most of the buried soldiers had had their legs tied, Azeri human rights lawyer Ziya Guliyev has described it as an example of a war crime.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.israelhayom.com/writer/ziya-guliyev/|title=Ziya Guliyev|website=Israel Hayom}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/10/30/time-to-find-the-missing-from-the-karabakh-war/|title=Time to find the missing from the Karabakh war|date=2022-10-30|website=Israel Hayom|author=Ziya Guliyev}}</ref> |
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Mass graves were discovered in Edilli village and Fizuli city as a result of search operations performed by the Azerbaijan State Commission on Prisoners of War based on the testimony of hostages from the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Information of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons |url=https://dtx.gov.az/en/news/1682.html |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=dtx.gov.az |language=en}}</ref> Seven human remains were discovered and removed from a mass grave in Edilli village on 23-26 February 2022, and eighteen human remains on 14-30 September 2022.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=В Карабахе найдена братская могила времен войны 1990-х годов |url=https://www.unian.net/world/v-nagornom-karabahe-naydena-bratskaya-mogila-vremen-voyny-1990-h-godov-12001509.html |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=www.unian.net |language=ru}}</ref> |
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Another mass grave in Edilli village, containing the remains of 12 soldiers buried together, was discovered in September 2022. Tied wrists and feet, as well as gunshot wounds in the skulls, of the human remainings indicated that they had been executed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-04 |title=Another mass grave of Azerbaijanis killed by Armenians found |url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/2319530 |url-status=live |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=AZERBAIJAN STATE NEWS AGENCY}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Nick |date=2022-10-06 |title=Bitter legacy of war continues as mass grave discovered in Azerbaijan |url=https://www.eureporter.co/world/azerbaijan-world/2022/10/06/bitter-legacy-of-war-continues-as-mass-grave-discovered-in-azerbaijan/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=EU Reporter |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Commenting on the mass grave discovered in September 2022, Azerbaijani Ombudsman Sabina Aliyeva stated that the bones most likely belong to Azerbaijanis who went missing during the First Karabakh War, and a preliminary inspection of the remains indicates that they were tortured.<ref name=":1" /> |
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[[Hikmet Hajiyev|Hikmat Hajiyev]], the head of foreign policy at Azerbaijan's Presidential Administration, said that during the First Karabakh War, Armenia utilized Edilli as a concentration camp for Azerbaijani hostages. According to Azerbaijan's State Commission for Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons, excavation works in the village have been underway since February to discover persons who went missing during the First Karabakh War. So far, the bones of 25 of them have been uncovered, with excavations continuing.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Historical heritage sites == |
== Historical heritage sites == |
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Revision as of 13:01, 1 December 2022
Edilli / Ukhtadzor
Էդիլլու / Ուխտաձոր | |
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  Edilli / Ukhtadzor  Edilli / Ukhtadzor | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′39″N 47°04′09″E / 39.56083°N 47.06917°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan
 Republic of Artsakh (claimed) |
| District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 309 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Edilli (Azerbaijani: Edilli; Armenian: Էդիլլու, romanized: Edillu) or Ukhtadzor (Armenian: Ուխտաձոր) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. After the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village came under the control of Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Mass graves
Mass graves were discovered in Edilli village and Fizuli city as a result of search operations performed by the Azerbaijan State Commission on Prisoners of War based on the testimony of hostages from the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[3] Seven human remains were discovered and removed from a mass grave in Edilli village on 23-26 February 2022, and eighteen human remains on 14-30 September 2022.[4]
Another mass grave in Edilli village, containing the remains of 12 soldiers buried together, was discovered in September 2022. Tied wrists and feet, as well as gunshot wounds in the skulls, of the human remainings indicated that they had been executed.[5][6]
Commenting on the mass grave discovered in September 2022, Azerbaijani Ombudsman Sabina Aliyeva stated that the bones most likely belong to Azerbaijanis who went missing during the First Karabakh War, and a preliminary inspection of the remains indicates that they were tortured.[4]
Hikmat Hajiyev, the head of foreign policy at Azerbaijan's Presidential Administration, said that during the First Karabakh War, Armenia utilized Edilli as a concentration camp for Azerbaijani hostages. According to Azerbaijan's State Commission for Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons, excavation works in the village have been underway since February to discover persons who went missing during the First Karabakh War. So far, the bones of 25 of them have been uncovered, with excavations continuing.[6]
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1692, and a cemetery from between the 17th and 19th centuries.[1]
Demographics
The village had 327 inhabitants in 2005,[7] and 309 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "Information of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons". dtx.gov.az. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ a b "В Карабахе найдена братская могила времен войны 1990-х годов". www.unian.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "Another mass grave of Azerbaijanis killed by Armenians found". AZERBAIJAN STATE NEWS AGENCY. 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Powell, Nick (2022-10-06). "Bitter legacy of war continues as mass grave discovered in Azerbaijan". EU Reporter. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links
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