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Martuni District (NKAO)

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Martuni District was one of the five districts (raions) of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (AzSSR).[1] In 1991 the parliament of Azerbaijan abolished Martuni District, incorporating its territory into the neighbouring Azerbaijani Khojavend District.[2]

The unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic has defined its Martuni Province as being the former Martuni District, plus some surrounding land captured during the Nagorno-Karabakh War from Azerbaijan. The eastern part of Martuni Rayon remains in Azerbaijani control.

Sites of Interest

  • Aghchekaberd, the "Fortress of the Young Girl"
  • 2,000-year-old plane tree;
  • "Martyr's Fortress"

References