Aghdam

Olympic sports complex to be built in Azerbaijan's Aghdam

Olympic sports complex to be built in Azerbaijan's Aghdam

The famous Aghdam "Imaret" stadium will be reconstructed, a large Olympic sports complex will be built next to it, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said on January 9, at the ceremony dedicated to sporting results of 2022. …

Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva visit Aghdam district

Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva visit Aghdam district

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have visited Aghdam district on February 13. The head of state and First Lady attended the opening of AzerEnergy Open Joint Stock Company’s 110/35/10 kV Aghdam-1 …

First passenger bus from Baku arrives in Aghdam (PHOTO)

First passenger bus from Baku arrives in Aghdam (PHOTO)

A 50-seat regular bus from Baku arrived in Aghdam city on January 24.  The regular bus trips on the Baku-Aghdam-Baku route started in the morning. The trips are operated from the territory of the Baku International Bus …

30 years since Garakend terrorist attack

30 years since Garakend terrorist attack

"We are talking about the inevitability of punishment, the inevitability of responsibility ... Everyone should be responsible for what he did and everyone who is guilty should be prosecuted." These are the words of the first Prosecutor …

Another UNESCO controversy: protection of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh

Another UNESCO controversy: protection of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh

UNESCO has been an important tool to build peace through education, science and culture, especially through its world heritage listings of cultural and natural sites. But in recent years, it has been in the news for controversies, which resulted in the withdrawal of the US and Israel from the cultural body of the UN, Ceyhun Osmanli, a former MP and analyst on international relations and political economy, writes for EU Today

Several mines produced by Armenia found in Azerbaijan’s Aghdam

Several mines produced by Armenia found in Azerbaijan’s Aghdam

Three more anti-personnel mines produced by Armenia were found in Novruzlu village of Aghdam district, in which Head of the Mechanical Irrigation Administration of Aghdam district Hafiz Azimzade was wounded as a result of the mine explosion on …

Ceasefire monitoring center soon to be launched in Azerbaijan's Karabakh region

Ceasefire monitoring center soon to be launched in Azerbaijan's Karabakh region

A Russian-Turkish center to control the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh will soon open in Aghdam. The memorandum on the creation of a joint center was signed on November 11 by Russian Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu and head of the Turkish military department Hulusi Akar. The Ministry of National Defense of Turkey announced Sunday that a joint Turkish-Russian Center for monitoring the ceasefire will soon be launched in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan

Qarabağ FK players return to Aghdam

Qarabağ FK players return to Aghdam

The Imarat Stadium of Azerbaijan's Qarabağ FK football club in the district of Aghdam played host to the last football game 27 years ago, before the city was occupied and the stadium was razed to the ground by Armenia's forces in 1993. Aghdam's liberation from the occupation breathed new life into the war-torn "ghost stadium" as players of Qarabağ FK were back on their home turf after decades of separation

Azerbaijani flag hoisted at Shahbulag fortress (VIDEO)

Azerbaijani flag hoisted at Shahbulag fortress (VIDEO)

Heroic soldier of Azerbaijan Army hoisted tricolor Azerbaijani flag at Shahbulag fortress in liberated Aghdam region after 27 years.  The video was spread in social media. Shahbulag fortress was built in 1751-1752 by …

Aghdam welcomes Azerbaijani army (VIDEO)

Aghdam welcomes Azerbaijani army (VIDEO)

A video showing people welcoming the victorious Azerbaijani army entering Aghdam, is becoming viral in the Internet. For those who meet the army, these are the happiest moments. People say: "Karabakh was liberated! …

1,000 trees planted in de-occupied Aghdam

1,000 trees planted in de-occupied Aghdam

Today, about a thousand trees of different species were planted in liberated from occupation Aghdam - oriental planes, oaks and other trees, the press service of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the country informs. …

New photos from liberated Aghdam

New photos from liberated Aghdam

Today, the representatives of the Azerbaijani media visited the liberated Aghdam. The photographs taken in Aghdam show the damage caused by Armenian vandals to the city and its shrines during the decades of occupation, Trend …