Qorçu
39°52′45″N 46°20′48″E / 39.87917°N 46.34667°E
Qorçu | |
|---|---|
  Qorçu | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′45″N 46°20′48″E / 39.87917°N 46.34667°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Lachin |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 30 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Qorçu (Gorchu) is a village in the Lachin District of Azerbaijan. The village is 64 kilometres away from Lachin, and is 1884 meters above sea level. It is located near a large forested area.
History
The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces in 1992 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The population of the village at the time was 654.
The village subsequently became part of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, referred to as Haytagh (Armenian: Հայթաղ). The community was sustained by agriculture consisting mostly of livestock. There is a high school, a library, and a post office in the village.
It was returned to Azerbaijan as part of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement.
