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'''Fuzuli''' ({{lang-az|Füzuli}} {{small|{{Audio|Az-Fuzuli.ogg|(listen)|help=no}}}}) is a city and the capital of the ] of ]. | ||
The city had a population of 17,090 before its capture by Armenian forces on 23 August 1993, during the ], which resulted in the expulsion of the local Azerbaijani population and the city becoming a ]. | The city had a population of 17,090 before its capture by Armenian forces on 23 August 1993, during the ], which resulted in the expulsion of the local Azerbaijani population and the city becoming a ]. | ||
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The city was first mentioned in medieval times under the name of Varanda.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fuzuli/Varanda: The medieval Armenian city |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_dum_1369 |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition}}</ref> It was ruled over by the ], the ] and the ] from 1000AD until 1747AD when the Turkic ] conquered it.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=GANİYE |first=Zahra |date=2022-03-28 |title=How the Karabakh Khanate conqered the Melikdoms of Karabakh |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.24186/vakanuvis.1051268 |journal=Vakanüvis - Uluslararası Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=50–68 |doi=10.24186/vakanuvis.1051268 |issn=2149-9535}}</ref> | |||
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The city was known as Qarabulaq until 1827<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Karyagino |encyclopedia=] |date=1890–1907 }}</ref> when it was renamed to Karyagino. It was administrated as part of ] during the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vedu.ru/bigencdic/66569/ |title=ФИЗУЛИ (до 1959 Карягино) |language=ru |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=vedu.ru }}</ref> | The city was known as Qarabulaq until 1827<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Karyagino |encyclopedia=] |date=1890–1907 }}</ref> when it was renamed to Karyagino. It was administrated as part of ] during the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vedu.ru/bigencdic/66569/ |title=ФИЗУЛИ (до 1959 Карягино) |language=ru |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=vedu.ru }}</ref> | ||
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For other uses, see Fuzuli (disambiguation). City in Azerbaijan City in Fuzuli, AzerbaijanFuzuli Füzuli | |
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City | |
Ruins of a Soviet-era bus stop in Fuzuli | |
Fuzuli | |
Coordinates: 39°36′01″N 47°08′35″E / 39.60028°N 47.14306°E / 39.60028; 47.14306 | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
District | Fuzuli |
Founded | 1827 |
Elevation | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | Currently uninhabited Pre-conflict population was 17,090 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Area code | +994 141 |
Fuzuli (Template:Lang-az (listen)) is a city and the capital of the Fuzuli District of Azerbaijan.
The city had a population of 17,090 before its capture by Armenian forces on 23 August 1993, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, which resulted in the expulsion of the local Azerbaijani population and the city becoming a ghost town.
On 17 October 2020, Azerbaijani forces recaptured the city during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
History
Russian rule
The city was known as Qarabulaq until 1827 when it was renamed to Karyagino. It was administrated as part of Dzhebrail Uyezd during the Russian Empire.
The town was renamed to Füzuli in 1959. During the Soviet years, the city was the administrative centre of the Füzuli raion of Azerbaijan SSR. According to the 1979 census, 13,091 people lived in the city, of which 87% were Azerbaijanis and 7.4% were Russians and Ukrainians. Population rose to 17,090 in 1989.
Armenian occupation
During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the city was captured by Armenian forces on 23 August 1993. The city subsequently became a ghost town after its capture by Armenian forces and the expatriation of its Azerbaijani population. Subsequently, it was made part of the Hadrut Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh and the town was renamed Varanda (Template:Lang-hy) during its existence. In 2010, the town had a population of 99. It was named after the medieval Armenian melikdom of Varanda, which ruled over the area of what later became Fuzuli.
Recapture by Azerbaijan
In the context of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war on October 17, 2020, the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev stated that the Azerbaijani army had retaken control of the city. The next day, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence released a video from Fuzuli showing Azerbaijani soldiers raising the Azerbaijani flag in the centre of the city.
Reconstruction
As part of a massive reconstruction project, a new highway is to be built to Shusha via Fuzuli, according to President Aliyev who announced the plan to build during his 16 November 2020 visit to the ruins of the latter town. The process was started with immediate effect, press reports suggesting the new 101 km multi-lane highway should be finished by mid-2022.
On 5 January 2021, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, announced that an international airport was planned to be built near Fuzuli. Four days later, the plan for a Fuzuli-Shusha railway was also made public. Fuzuli International Airport was inaugurated on 26 October 2021 by the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey.
Notable people
- Ilyas Afandiyev — writer, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan SSR (1960), People's writer of the Azerbaijan SSR (1979).
- Gara Garayev — National footballer, Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year (2014), currently playing for the domestic Premier League side FK Qarabağ
Gallery
- Old bus stop in Fuzuli
- Old transport index in Fuzuli
- Ilham Aliyev raising the Azerbaijani flag in Fuzuli, 16 November 2020
- Armenian road sign reading "Varanda"
- Varanda river demarcating the Martuni / Hadrut administrative border
See also
References
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу". Demoscope.ru (in Russian). 1989. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Azerbaijan's Fuzuli a ghost town after Karabakh battles". france24.com. France 24. 19 November 2020.
- "Karyagino". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. 1890–1907.
- "ФИЗУЛИ (до 1959 Карягино)". vedu.ru (in Russian).
- "ФИЗУЛИНСКИЙ РАЙОН (1979 г.)". ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru (in Russian).
- Population statistics by town - Varanda listed in three years
- ^ "The Azerbaijani flag was raised up in the center of liberated from the occupation Fuzuli city". mod.gov.az.
- "Azerbaijani President Visits Liberated Districts, Vows to Rebuild Damaged Villages and Cities". caspiannews.com.
- "Azerbaijan starts construction of road to Shusha". AzerNews.az. 18 November 2020.
- "Füzuli-Şuşa yeni avtomobil yolu ilə qısa müddətdə hərəkət təmin olunacaq" – via www.youtube.com.
- Haber, Live Haber-Tarafsız İlkeli. "Aliyev: Dağlık Karabağ'ın Fuzuli kentine havaalanı inşa edilmesi için talimat verdim - Live Haber". www.livehaber.net/ (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- Узел, Кавказский. "Aliev announces construction of railway to Shusha". Caucasian Knot.
- "ЭФЕНДИ́ЕВ, Ильяс Магомед оглы". Краткая литературная энциклопедия.
External links
- Fuzuli (city) at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com