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'''Karki''' (also known as '''Kyarki''' or '''Tigranashen''') is an ] of ]'s ]. It is part of the ] rayon (district) and is completely surrounded by Armenia and has been first occupied by it on January 13, 1990, although the Armenian military control has solidified only in 1992 according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW). About 2,000 refugees from Kerki now live in the main territory of Naxcivan, mostly in the village Yeni Karki (New Karki). The main highway connecting northern Armenia with southern Armenia passes right by this village. Today, the village is mostly inhabited by Armenians due to a forceful population exchange between Armenia and Azerbaijan during the ]. It is named Tigranashen by the Armenian government. According to Azerbaijani sources, the Azerbaijani cemetery was also destroyed during the military action. '''Karki''' (also known as '''Kyarki''' or '''Tigranashen''') is an ] of ]'s ]. It is part of the ] rayon and is completely surrounded by Armenia and has been controlled by it since its invasion during the ] in May 1992. <ref name="hrw02">, ], Helsinki Report</ref> The main highway connecting northern Armenia with southern Armenia passes right by this village. Today, the village is mostly inhabited by Armenians due to a forceful population exchange between Armenia and Azerbaijan during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. It has been renamed Tigranashen by the Armenian government.


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Karki (also known as Kyarki or Tigranashen) is an exclave of Azerbaijan's Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. It is part of the Sadarak rayon and is completely surrounded by Armenia and has been controlled by it since its invasion during the Nagorno-Karabakh War in May 1992. The main highway connecting northern Armenia with southern Armenia passes right by this village. Today, the village is mostly inhabited by Armenians due to a forceful population exchange between Armenia and Azerbaijan during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. It has been renamed Tigranashen by the Armenian government.

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  1. Azerbaijan: Seven Years Of Conflict In Nagorno-Karabakh, Human Rights Watch, Helsinki Report

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