Hadrut Հադրութ | |
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| Country | Republic of Artsakh |
| Disestablishment | November 2020 |
| Seat | Hadrut |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Valery Gevorkian (before 2020) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,877 km2 (725 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 2nd |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 13,163 |
| • Rank | Ranked 5th |
| • Density | 7.013/km2 (18.16/sq mi) |
| FIPS 10-4 | Azer |
| Website | Hadrut Province |
Hadrut Province (Armenian:Հադրութի շրջան) was aprovince of theRepublic of Artsakh. The provincial capital wasHadrut city. The last governor was Valery Gevorkian. The province was captured by the armed forces of theRepublic of Azerbaijan during the2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
It consisted of most of theJabrayil District, the western part of theFuzuli District as well as the southwestern part of theKhojavend District.
More than 340 people of Hadrut Region fell victim during theFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War.[citation needed]
During the2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,heavy fighting took place in and around the city ofHadrut. Independent sources confirmed that the Azerbaijani army took control of the city of Hadrut on either 14 or 15 October 2020.[2][3] Following theAras Valley campaign and theBattle of Shusha, all of Hadrut Province was captured by theAzerbaijan Army by 9 November 2020.[4] A peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation was placed along the frontline.
Hadrut Province formed thebreakaway Republic of Artsakh's southern border and is one of its mostmountainous parts. Villages were primarily found along two river valleys and scattered in lower elevations on the very southern fringe. Excavations of theAzokh Cave showed that humans have inhabited this area for tens of thousands of years, and the region has a rich history.
Hadrut province had 30 communities of which one was considered urban and 29 were rural. The most important problems were drinking and irrigation water, and internal communication roads. Some villages were lacking a telephone network and some had difficulties with watching Armenian TV channels. Nearly 30% of its area has been ruined and burnt several times.[5]
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Azerbaijan's Hadrut settlement and several villages were liberated from Armenian aggressors, President Ilham Aliyev said this in his address to the nation, APA reports.
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