Qəzyan, Qubadli
Gazyan (Azerbaijani: Qəzyan) is a village in the Qubadli District of Azerbaijan.
History
The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s. The village subsequently became part of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, where it was known as Haykazyan (Armenian: Հայկազյան). It was recaptured by Azerbaijan on or around November 7, 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the bridge of Lalazar (Armenian: Լալազարի կամուրջ, romanized: Lalazari Kamurj), built in 1868.
Demographics
There were 22 families with a total population of 74 in the community of Haykazyan in 2015.
Notable people
- Aliyar Aliyev — National Hero of Azerbaijan.
Gallery
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Lalazar Bridge
References
- ^ Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ "Տեղեկատու ԼՂՀ վարչատարածքային միավորների սոցիալ-տնտեսական բնութագրերի". Արցախի Էլեկտրոնային Գրադարան. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ "Алиев заявил о взятии ряда населенных пунктов в Карабахе". Газета.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ "Aliyev Aliyar Yusif oglu". milliqahraman.az. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.