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According to 1979 Soviet census, 5,012 people lived in the town, of which 96.1% were Azerbaijanis and 3.6% Russians or Ukrainians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/zangelan79.html |title=ЗАНГЕЛАНСКИЙ РАЙОН (1979 г.) |language=ru |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> Population rose to 6,968 in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php |title=1989 All-Union Population Census |author=<!--Not stated--> |language=ru |date= |website=demoscope.ru |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>
According to 1979 Soviet census, 5,012 people lived in the town, of which 96.1% were Azerbaijanis and 3.6% Russians or Ukrainians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/zangelan79.html |title=ЗАНГЕЛАНСКИЙ РАЙОН (1979 г.) |language=ru |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> Population rose to 6,968 in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php |title=1989 All-Union Population Census |author=<!--Not stated--> |language=ru |date= |website=demoscope.ru |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>


===Artsakh administration===
===Occupation===
The town was controlled by ethnic Armenian forces during the [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]] on 29 August 1993 and was administered as part of [[Kashatagh Region]] by the ''de facto'' independent [[Republic of Artsakh]]. All the Azerbaijani inhabitants of the city were forcefully driven out. During the occupation, the town was renamed to ''Kovsakan''. As of 2005, the population of the town was less than 400.
The town was occupied by ethnic Armenian forces during the [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]] on 29 August 1993 and was administered as part of [[Kashatagh Region]] by the ''de facto'' independent [[Republic of Artsakh]]. All the Azerbaijani inhabitants of the city were forcefully driven out. During the occupation, the town was renamed to ''Kovsakan''. As of 2005, the population of the town was less than 400.


Since the outbreak of the [[Syrian Civil War]], a growing number of Armenian refugees from Syria had chosen to settle in this town, many of them farmers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Armenia: Syrian Refugees Resettling in Occupied Azerbaijani Territory|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/66461|website=EurasiaNet|date=28 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Syrian-Armenians in NKR benefit from AGBU agricultural program|url=http://armenianow.com/news/50505/agbu_syrian_armenians_karabakh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Armenia: refugees in the military|url=http://www.dw.com/en/armenia-refugees-in-the-military/av-19447727|publisher=Deutsche Welle}}</ref>
Since the outbreak of the [[Syrian Civil War]], a growing number of Armenian refugees from Syria had chosen to settle in this town, many of them farmers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Armenia: Syrian Refugees Resettling in Occupied Azerbaijani Territory|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/66461|website=EurasiaNet|date=28 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Syrian-Armenians in NKR benefit from AGBU agricultural program|url=http://armenianow.com/news/50505/agbu_syrian_armenians_karabakh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Armenia: refugees in the military|url=http://www.dw.com/en/armenia-refugees-in-the-military/av-19447727|publisher=Deutsche Welle}}</ref>

Revision as of 11:41, 22 October 2020

For the administrative district, see Zangilan Rayon. For the nearby village formerly with this name, see İçəri.
"Zangelan" redirects here. For places in Iran, see Zangelan, Iran.

39°03′56″N 46°41′49″E / 39.06556°N 46.69694°E / 39.06556; 46.69694

Zəngilan
Կովսական • Kovsakan
Zəngilan's nature
Zəngilan's nature
Zəngilan is located in Azerbaijan
Zəngilan
Zəngilan
Coordinates: 39°03′56″N 46°41′49″E / 39.06556°N 46.69694°E / 39.06556; 46.69694
Country Azerbaijan
RayonZangilan
Population
 (2015)
 • Total500[1]
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC)

Zəngilan ((listen)ⓘ, Armenian: Կովսական, romanized: Kovsakan) is a town and centre of the Zangilan Rayon of Azerbaijan.

History

Soviet rule

Being part of Azerbaijan SSR, the village was known as Pirchivan until 1957. According to data of 1933, population of the village was 574, of which 98.7% were Azerbaijanis.[2] In 31 August, 1957, the village was renamed to Zangilan.[3] It was given the status of a town in 1967.

According to 1979 Soviet census, 5,012 people lived in the town, of which 96.1% were Azerbaijanis and 3.6% Russians or Ukrainians.[4] Population rose to 6,968 in 1989.[5]

Occupation

The town was occupied by ethnic Armenian forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh War on 29 August 1993 and was administered as part of Kashatagh Region by the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh. All the Azerbaijani inhabitants of the city were forcefully driven out. During the occupation, the town was renamed to Kovsakan. As of 2005, the population of the town was less than 400.

Since the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War, a growing number of Armenian refugees from Syria had chosen to settle in this town, many of them farmers.[6][7][8]

Recapture

Within the context of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, on the 20th of October 2020, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced that Zangilan had been recaptured by the Azerbaijani army.[9] Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence released video from Zangilan shortly after the announcement and the location of the video was confirmed by third-party sources.[10][11][12]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ http://stat-nkr.am/files/publications/2015/LXH_tverov_2015.pdf
  2. ^ Административное деление АССР [Administrative divisions of the ASSR] (in Russian). p. 101.
  3. ^ Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. 1980. p. 317.
  4. ^ "ЗАНГЕЛАНСКИЙ РАЙОН (1979 г.)". ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru (in Russian).
  5. ^ "1989 All-Union Population Census". demoscope.ru (in Russian).
  6. ^ "Armenia: Syrian Refugees Resettling in Occupied Azerbaijani Territory". EurasiaNet. 28 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Syrian-Armenians in NKR benefit from AGBU agricultural program".
  8. ^ "Armenia: refugees in the military". Deutsche Welle.
  9. ^ "President Ilham Aliyev: Zangilan city and 6 villages of the district, 18 villages of Fuzuli, Jabrayil, and Khojavand districts liberated". mod.gov.az. 20 October 2020.
  10. ^ @TvIctimai. "Zəngilan şəhərinə üçrəngli bayrağımız sancıldı!" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: Invalid |number= (help)
  11. ^ @Krummapper (October 20, 2020). "#Azerbaijan forces have been captured Zangilan. Coordinates: 39° 5.374'N 46° 39.641'E" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: |date= / |number= mismatch (help)
  12. ^ @GeromanAT (October 20, 2020). "Day 24 - Southern Sector" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: |date= / |number= mismatch (help)
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