The population in Karabakh and East Zangezur is growing rapidly, with the number of local residents approaching 90,000, driven by significant advances in housing construction and job-creating infrastructure.
Nearly 200,000 bee colonies have been moved to Azerbaijan's liberated territories, which produce over 5,000 tons of honey a year.
Today, another resettlement convoy was sent from Aghdam to the Azerbaijani villages of Badara, Khanabad, Tazabina, and Khanyurdu in the Khojaly district.
Hikmet Hajiyev stated that mine contamination is obstructing reconstruction initiatives in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur. He highlighted that more than 70 individuals have lost their lives due to mine explosions in recent years.
Over the past week, mine clearance operations in Azerbaijan covered more than 1,600 hectares of territory. A total of 203 mines and nearly 800 explosive remnants were located and neutralised.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev visited the Aghdara district yesterday to review the reconstruction and development works undertaken there.
Work on the construction of the 'Hakarichay' and 'Bargushadchay' reservoirs, with an estimated total capacity of over 150 million cubic meters, is set to begin this year, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said.
Azerbaijan has continued its extensive demining operations, with specialists clearing a substantial area of land mines and unexploded ordnance last month.
A total of 838.2 hectares of land were cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance in Azerbaijan's liberated territories on December 8-14, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) said.
A total of 237,821.5 hectares of territory were cleared of mines and unexploded ordnances in five years in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) said.
An international delegation of diplomats and representatives from international organizations has begun inspecting reconstruction efforts in Azerbaijan's Jabrayil and Zangilan districts.
Today, Azerbaijan marks the fifth anniversary of the liberation of the city of Qubadli from occupation, the administrative center of the Qubadli District in the country's East Zangazur Economic Region.
Today, Azerbaijan marks the fifth anniversary of the liberation of the city of Zangilan from Armenian occupation. Zangilan City Day is celebrated on October 20.
Azerbaijan celebrates the fifth anniversary of Fuzuli's liberation from Armenian occupation, with October 17 officially designated as City Day. A celebratory fireworks display will be held in the evening.
The number of people living in Azerbaijan's liberated territories is now around 55,000 people, Executive Director of the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication Vusal Gasimli said at the 30th Anniversary Caspian Construction Week.
Another group of former internally displaced persons (IDPs) is returning to Lachin in Karabakh today, adding 20 families (or 86 individuals) to the city's population.
Today, the Azerbaijani city of Lachin hosted the 'International Youth Film Festival of CIS Countries' and the 'International Youth Camp', co-organized by the Ministry of Culture, the Azerbaijan Youth Foundation, the Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Fund of the CIS, and the National Assembly of Youth Organizations of Azerbaijan.
Today, over a hundred families will return to their native settlements in Azerbaijan, relocating from temporary accomodations to houses prepared for them in the liberated and restored Jabrayil and Khidirli.
Foreign nationals will be able to visit Azerbaijan’s liberated territories starting from July 23, 2025, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Digital Development and Transport and the State Tourism Agency said in a joint statement.
A delegation from the international travel club Most Traveled People (MTP) has arrived in Azerbaijan's Shusha as part of their visit to Karabakh and East Zangazur.
