Agdam Rayon

Agdam () is a rayon in soothwastren Azerbaijan. Its caipital is the ceety o Agdam, which is currently a ghost toun. It is a disputit region, wi the wastren hauf controlled bi the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

The aurie is currently being uised as a buffer zone bi NKR forces. Unitit Naitions Security Cooncil Resolution 853, adoptit on 29 Julie 1993, condemned "the seizur o the destrict o Agdam an o aw ither recently occupeed auries o the Azerbaijani Republic", an demandit unconditional athdrawal o occupyin forces.1993 UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh

Population
1989: 131,293, accordin tae the last Soviet census, the last census able tae record the entire rayon, though, wi the Nagorno-Karabakh War stairtin in 1988, it is unkent hou well the aurie coud hae been surveyed. The last census indisputably able tae tak a full coontin o the aurie wis in 1979, figurs are no presently available. The rayon's territory increased efter the dissolution o USSR frae 1093 tae 1150 km2.
2009: 175,400, accordin tae the preliminary results o the maist recent census o Azerbaijan. The wastren pairt o the rayon is no controlled bi the Azerbaijani govrenment; the figurs are estimatit.

IDP's frae Nagorno-Karabakh an surroondin occupee'd regions wur muivit tae Agdam rayon frae tent settlements aroond the kintra. The IDPs live in new hooses biggit bi the govrenment.

See an aw
Nagorno-Karabakh War

References

Freemit airtins
Report bi Célia Chauffour on Agdam for Caucaz.com
HRW report on the conflict

Category:Destricts o Azerbaijan
Category:Azerbaijani admeenistrative diveesions o Nagorno-Karabakh
Category:Closed ceeties