Kamo, Azerbaijan
Kamo (Armenian: Կամո) is a village in the Goygol District of Azerbaijan.
The village and neighboring Azat had an Armenian population before the exodus of Armenians from Azerbaijan after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
In 1989, both villages became home to ethnic Azeri refugees from Sotk (Zod) in Armenia. Azat became the new municipal seat known as Yeni Zod ("New Zod"). Kamo was incorporated into Yeni Zod and lost its status as a village in 1999.
Toponymy
The village was formerly known as Hacışen.
History
The village was a part of the Getashen subdisctrict which participated in the Artsakh declaration of independence.
References
- ^ Samvel Karapetian (2007). Northern Artsakh (PDF). Research on Armenian Architecture.
- ^ "Доклад Правозащитного центра общества "Мемориал". Нарушения прав человека в ходе проведения операций внутренними войсками МВД СССР, Советской Армией и МВД Азербайджана в ряде районов Азербайджанской Республики в период с конца апреля по начало июня 1991 года".
- ^ Məmurlar Gəncəbasarda kəndləri işğal edib Archived 2017-02-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Azərbaycan Respublikasının bəzi rayonlarının inzibati-ərazi bölgüsündə qismən dəyişikliklər edilməsi haqqında
- ^ "Географическая карта - Азад (село) (Yeni Zod)".
External links
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