Today marks the first return of former internally displaced persons (IDPs) to the city of Khojavend and the village bearing the same name within the Khojavend district, located in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan.
Nearly four dozen families have become the first to resettle in Khanabad, a village in Azerbaijan's Khojaly district, under the "Great Return" programme.
The next group of former internally displaced persons is returning to the Azerbaijani city of Aghdam.
For the first time in 33 years, children have resumed their education at School No. 1 in Aghdam. The school's building was constructed under the "Great Return" initiative.
Azerbaijan's “Great Return” program to the territories liberated from occupation continues: today, 60 families are moving to their native places.
In the past week, deminers neutralized 328 explosive devices, successfully clearing more than 669 hectares of liberated land in the Republic of Azerbaijan from the mine threat.
More than 150 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to the city of Khankendi and villages in the Khojaly and Aghdere districts, according to Azerbaijani media.
Today, the next group of former internally displaced persons is returning to the Azerbaijani village of Horovlu in the Jabrayil region.
In accordance with the instructions of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the Great Return program continues to be implemented in the territories liberated from occupation.
Today, the first group of former internally displaced persons is returning to the Azerbaijani city of Khankendi in the Karabakh economic region.
The population in Azerbaijan's liberated territories of Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur has increased to over 73,000 people as of January 2026, according to the State Statistics Committee.
As many as 45 private houses have already been fully renovated and are ready for use in Heyvali village of the Aghdara district of Azerbaijan, the Restoration, Construction and Management Service in Khankendi city, Aghdara and Khojaly districts reported.
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.
A total of 25 anti-tank mines, 152 anti-personnel mines, and 636 items of unexploded ordnance were discovered and neutralized in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories over the past week, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) reported.
They thanked the republic's leadership for creating all the conditions for their return
Azerbaijan has continued its extensive demining operations, with specialists clearing a substantial area of land mines and unexploded ordnance last month.
Connecting residential customers to the power grid in the liberated territories will be free in Azerbaijan. The Tariff Council of Azerbaijan made the corresponding decision.
Legal entities and individuals conducting activities in Azerbaijan's liberated territories and registered in the centralized system will also be considered residents of these territories and will be able to enjoy benefits.
Within the framework of the 'Great Return' program, residents have returned to 29 settlements in Karabakh's liberated territories in 2025.
