Yeni Zod
Yeni Zod Ազատ • Azat | |
|---|---|
  Yeni Zod | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′35″N 46°21′01″E / 40.49306°N 46.35028°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Goygol |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,216 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Yeni Zod (Armenian: Ազատ, romanized: Azat) is a village and municipality in the Goygol District of Azerbaijan. The village had an Armenian population before the exodus of Armenians from Azerbaijan after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1]
In 1989, the village became home to ethnic Azeri refugees from Sotk (Zod) in Armenia. The village became the new municipal seat known as Yeni Zod ("New Zod").[2]
Toponymy
The village was known as Azad until 1999.[3]
History
The village was a part of the Getashen subdistrict which participated in the Artsakh declaration of independence.[4]
Demographics
The village has a population of 1,216.[5]
References
- ^ Samvel Karapetian (2007). Northern Artsakh (PDF). Research on Armenian Architecture.
- ^ "Məmurlar Gəncəbasarda kəndləri işğal edib - Şok faktlar - FOTO". faktxeber.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-26.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikasının bəzi rayonlarının inzibati-ərazi bölgüsündə qismən dəyişikliklər edilməsi haqqında". e-qanun.az. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03.
- ^ "Географическая карта - Азад (село) (Yeni Zod)". mapnall.com (in Russian).
- ^ Murovdan bir az bəri... Yeni Zod kəndində keçirilən səyyar qəbuldan reportaj. Xalg gazeti. 27 January 2015.
