page_title: Refugees in Azerbaijan
section_title: Internally displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh and the adjacent territories
hierarchical_section_title: Refugees in Azerbaijan / Internally displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh and the adjacent territories
caption_attribution_description: English: Azerbaijani refugees from the territories taken by local Armenians (Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions) Türkçe: Dağlık-Karabağ savaşı döneminde göç etmek zorunda kalan bir Azeri kadını kucağında bebeğiyle birlikte.Français&#160;: Réfugiés en Azerbaïdjan
context_page_description: Azerbaijani SSR was one of the first republic of Soviet Union that faced the problem of refugees and internally displaced persons. The refugees are ethnic Azerbaijanis from Armenia and the internally displaced persons are ethnic Azerbaijanis from Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven adjacent rayons which are controlled by the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
context_section_description: During the Nagorno-Karabakh War, territories constituting the former NKAO region of Azerbaijan and the seven adjacent rayons (some of them partly) were occupied by the Armenian forces. As a result, people had to leave their homes. Azerbaijan now has one of the highest numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs) per capita in the world. The IDPs are presented in all of the 76 administrative districts in Azerbaijan. Initially, most of them lived in tent camps and public buildings such as schools, hostels, and dormitories. Since 2001, the Government increased its efforts to solve IDPs' problems. In 2002, the construction of new settlements started, and by the end of 2007, all tent camps were abolished.
  The Government of Azerbaijan with the help of the international community has started drafting a Framework Plan for the Return of IDPs to the occupied regions after the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (The Great Return Programme).
caption: Refugees in Azerbaijan
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