Martakert
Martakert (Armenian: Մարտակերտ, Russian: Мардакерт, also Mardakert, Մարդակերտ) or Aghdara (Azerbaijani: Ağdərə ⓘ) is a town in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in Nagorno-Karabakh. It was formerly controlled by the de facto breakaway Republic of Artsakh as the administrative capital of its Martakert Province before the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive. The town has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. The town underwent heavy destruction by Azerbaijani forces while under their control during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Martakert / Aghdara
Մարտակերտ / Ağdərə | |
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Martakert in 2002 | |
Martakert / Aghdara Martakert / Aghdara | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′55″N 46°48′46″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| • District | Tartar |
| Elevation | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 4,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
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