Once a thriving city of more than 40.000 souls with its own airfield, capital of Agdam region, today Agdam is the consummated portrait of the devastation brought about by the Nagorno Karabakh war, it was invaded by the Armenian self-defense forces in July 1993, following the battle of Aghdam.
The North-South Highway, referred to as “The Backbone of Karabakh,” unites the entire Nagorno-Karabakh region through solid infrastructure facilitating economic, political and cultural development.
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Click to see the full photoreport from Hadrut
Walking around Hadrut it is easy to forget, that you’re just a view miles away from hostile Azerbaijan – the place is an amazingly regular, yet a charming little Armenian town.
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Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan sent a letter of condolences to the president of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev today. Continue reading
