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40°06′24″N 46°02′18″E / 40.10667°N 46.03833°E / 40.10667; 46.03833
PlaceKalbajar Kəlbəcər / Քարվաճառ | |
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Country | De-facto Nagorno-Karabakh De-jure Azerbaijan |
NKR Province Azerbaijani Rayon | Shahumian Kalbajar |
Population | |
• Total | 491 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Kalbajar (Template:Lang-az) or Karvachar (Template:Lang-hy, also, Kälbäjär, Kel’badzhar, Kelbadzhar, Kelbadshar, Kelbadjar, Kelbadžar, Kel'badžar, Kelbajar, and Kerbakhiar) is a city in Kalbajar Rayon of Azerbaijan currently under the military control of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic forces since April 1993 as a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Nagorno-Karabakh War
During Nagorno Karabakh War Kalbajar fell under control of Armenian forces although it is situated outside Nagorno-Karabakh and there was no military . The sieze of Kalbajar in 1993 was condemned by UN Security Council Resolutions. About 60,000 Azeri and Kurdish inhabitants of Kalbajar were displaced during the fighting. Human Rights Watch findings concluded that during the Kelbajar offensive Armenian forces committed numerous violations of the rules of war, including forcible exodus of civilian population, indiscriminate fire and taking of hostages.
References
- Kalbajar at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
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- Azerbaijan: Seven years of conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh By Human Rights Watch/Helsinki (Organization : U.S.)