Tartar District | |
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 Map ofAzerbaijan showing Tartar District | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Region | Karabakh |
| Established | 27 January 1934 |
| Capital | Tartar |
| Settlements[1] | 77 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mustagim Mammadov[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 960 km2 (370 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 104,700 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | 5900 |
| Website | terter-ih |
Tartar District (Azerbaijani:Tərtər rayonu) is one of the 66districts ofAzerbaijan.[4] It is located in the west of the country and belongs to theKarabakh Economic Region. The district borders the districts ofKalbajar,Goranboy,Yevlakh,Barda, andAghdam. Its capital and largest city isTartar. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 104,700.[3] In March 2023, Azerbaijan began resettling the part of the district that was previously controlled by Armenian forces. Resettlement of the village by Azerbaijan began in March 2023, with 20 families moving back to Talish.[5]
The district was expanded to include the eastern part of theMardakert District ofNagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast following itsabolishment, however only a small part of it remained under the control of Azerbaijan following theFirst Nagorno-Karabakh war.[1] Azerbaijan recapturedTalish andMadagiz villages of Tartar during the2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war and the rest of the district was put under the control of theRussian peacekeepers.[6]
Some AzerbaijaniIDPs fromNagorno Karabakh and thesurrounding occupied regions were moved into tent settlements in the district following theFirst Nagorno-Karabakh war. Most of them now live in new houses built by the government.[7]
The district became the center of the notoriousTartar treason case, as mass torture took place in the old administrative building of the district, where soldiers were taken and tortured during interrogations.[8]
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