Abdal, Azerbaijan
Abdal | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 39°51′54″N 46°55′15″E / 39.86500°N 46.92083°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
District | Aghdam |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Abdal is a village in the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan.[1]
History
The village was captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh war and all of its original Azerbaijani inhabitants were driven out. It was administrated as part of the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh under the same name (Աբդալ). The village was returned to Azerbaijan on 20 November 2020 per the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
References
- ^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2008-06-16.