Today marks 25 years since occupation of Aghdam district
Read on the website Vestnik KavkazaToday marks 25 years since the day of the occupation of Azerbaijan’s Aghdam district by Armenia.
On this day, the Armenian Armed Forces occupied the major part of the Aghdam district in 1993, seizing around 882 sq km of 1,094 sq km territory of Aghdam, one city and 80 villages.
More than 6,000 people died during the battles in Aghdam, while 128,000 people became internally displaced persons after the occupation, with 17,000 of them being elders.
The district’s occupation inflicted a damage of $6.179 billion to Azerbaijan. The damage inflicted to the region’s agriculture only is estimated at 992.8 million manats.
The Aghdam district before occupation:
The Aghdam district after occupation: