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'''Lachin''' ({{lang-az|Laçın}}) is a [[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan|rayon]] of [[Azerbaijan]]. The capital lies at [[Lachin]] city. However, since 1992 the region has been under the control of the unrecognized [[de-facto]] independent [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]] and [[Armenia]]<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aj.html#Issues CIA - The World Factbook -- Azerbaijan]</ref> and has been renamed '''[[Qashatagh]]''',<ref>Karapetyan, Samvel. ''Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabagh''. Yerevan, 2001, p. 122.</ref> the district's name during the late-medieval period.<ref>{{cite book | last = Hewsen | first = Robert H. | title = Armenia: A Historical Atlas | year = 2001 | publisher = [[The University of Chicago Press]] | isbn = 0-226-33228-4 | pages = 100–104, 121–123 }}</ref> Lachin was also renamed as Berdzor by Armenians. |
'''Lachin''' ({{lang-az|Laçın}}) is a [[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan|rayon]] of [[Azerbaijan]]. The capital lies at [[Lachin]] city. However, since 1992 the region has been under the control of the unrecognized [[de-facto]] independent [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]] and [[Armenia]]<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aj.html#Issues CIA - The World Factbook -- Azerbaijan]</ref> and has been renamed '''[[Qashatagh]]''',<ref>Karapetyan, Samvel. ''Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabagh''. Yerevan, 2001, p. 122.</ref> the district's name during the late-medieval period.<ref>{{cite book | last = Hewsen | first = Robert H. | title = Armenia: A Historical Atlas | year = 2001 | publisher = [[The University of Chicago Press]] | isbn = 0-226-33228-4 | pages = 100–104, 121–123 }}</ref> Lachin was also renamed as "Berdzor" by Armenians. |
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Upon the capture of Lachin rayon, Armenian forces forcefully displaced its entire Azeri and Kurdish population<ref name="gutman">{{cite book |title=Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know |last=Gutman |first=Roy |authorlink= |coauthors=Rieff, David; Anderson, Kenneth |year=1999 |publisher=W. W. Norton and Co. |location= |isbn=0393319148 |page=358 }}</ref> and resettled the region with Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan, settlers from Armenia and ethnic Armenians from other countries<ref name="gutman" /> after the [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]].<ref>[http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav091506.shtml EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Armenia’s Strategic Lachin Corridor Confronts a Demographic Crisis]</ref> The main land-link between [[Armenia]] and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, known as the [[Lachin corridor]], crosses its territory. The [[Lachin Kurdish Republic]] was proclaimed during the Nagorno-Karabakh War for Kurdish inhabitants. |
Upon the capture of Lachin rayon, Armenian forces forcefully displaced its entire Azeri and Kurdish population<ref name="gutman">{{cite book |title=Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know |last=Gutman |first=Roy |authorlink= |coauthors=Rieff, David; Anderson, Kenneth |year=1999 |publisher=W. W. Norton and Co. |location= |isbn=0393319148 |page=358 }}</ref> and resettled the region with Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan, settlers from Armenia and ethnic Armenians from other countries<ref name="gutman" /> after the [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]].<ref>[http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav091506.shtml EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Armenia’s Strategic Lachin Corridor Confronts a Demographic Crisis]</ref> The main land-link between [[Armenia]] and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, known as the [[Lachin corridor]], crosses its territory. The [[Lachin Kurdish Republic]] was proclaimed during the Nagorno-Karabakh War for Kurdish inhabitants. |
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==Kurdish autonomous district== |
==Kurdish autonomous district== |
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{{seealso|Kurdistan Uyezd}} |
{{seealso|Kurdistan Uyezd}} |
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Between 1923 to 1929,<ref>{{ru icon}} [http://www.rau.su/observer/N21_93/21_09.HTM Russia and the problem of Kurds]</ref> Lachin was established as a Kurdish autonomous (Soviet) district. After the occupation by Armenia of Nagorny-Karabagh, the local Kurdish population helped Armenia to control the Lachin region and there were speculations over a restoration of the Kurdish Autonomous District there.<ref>{{citeweb |url=http://rpmonitor.ru/en/en/detail.php?ID=7375 |author=Alexei Baliyev |date=December 11, 2007 (the date of publication in Russian) |title=The Kurdish Karabagh |publisher=Russky Predprinimatel Monitor }}</ref |
Between 1923 to 1929,<ref>{{ru icon}} [http://www.rau.su/observer/N21_93/21_09.HTM Russia and the problem of Kurds]</ref> Lachin was established as a Kurdish autonomous (Soviet) district. After the occupation by Armenia of Nagorny-Karabagh, the local Kurdish population helped Armenia to control the Lachin region and there were speculations over a restoration of the Kurdish Autonomous District there.<ref>{{citeweb |url=http://rpmonitor.ru/en/en/detail.php?ID=7375 |author=Alexei Baliyev |date=December 11, 2007 (the date of publication in Russian) |title=The Kurdish Karabagh |publisher=Russky Predprinimatel Monitor }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Population (before 1989, estimate): | 65,600[1] |
| Population (2002, estimate): | 15,000[2] |
| Area (sq. km.): | 1,840 |
| Zip Code: | AZ4100 |
Lachin (Azerbaijani: Laçın) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. The capital lies at Lachin city. However, since 1992 the region has been under the control of the unrecognized de-facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Armenia[3] and has been renamed Qashatagh,[4] the district's name during the late-medieval period.[5] Lachin was also renamed as "Berdzor" by Armenians.
Upon the capture of Lachin rayon, Armenian forces forcefully displaced its entire Azeri and Kurdish population[6] and resettled the region with Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan, settlers from Armenia and ethnic Armenians from other countries[6] after the Nagorno-Karabakh War.[7] The main land-link between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, known as the Lachin corridor, crosses its territory. The Lachin Kurdish Republic was proclaimed during the Nagorno-Karabakh War for Kurdish inhabitants.
Kurdish autonomous district
Between 1923 to 1929,[8] Lachin was established as a Kurdish autonomous (Soviet) district. After the occupation by Armenia of Nagorny-Karabagh, the local Kurdish population helped Armenia to control the Lachin region and there were speculations over a restoration of the Kurdish Autonomous District there.[9]
References
- ^ "Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic. Lachin". Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Armenia’s Strategic Lachin Corridor Confronts a Demographic Crisis
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook -- Azerbaijan
- ^ Karapetyan, Samvel. Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabagh. Yerevan, 2001, p. 122.
- ^ Hewsen, Robert H. (2001). Armenia: A Historical Atlas. The University of Chicago Press. pp. 100–104, 121–123. ISBN 0-226-33228-4.
- ^ a b Gutman, Roy (1999). Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know. W. W. Norton and Co. p. 358. ISBN 0393319148.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Armenia’s Strategic Lachin Corridor Confronts a Demographic Crisis
- ^ Template:Ru icon Russia and the problem of Kurds
- ^ Alexei Baliyev (December 11, 2007 (the date of publication in Russian)). "The Kurdish Karabagh". Russky Predprinimatel Monitor.
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