Abdal, Azerbaijan

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Abdal
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Abdal
Coordinates: 39°51′54″N46°55′15″E / 39.86500°N 46.92083°E / 39.86500; 46.92083 Coordinates: 39°51′54″N46°55′15″E / 39.86500°N 46.92083°E / 39.86500; 46.92083
CountryFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
District Agdam
Time zone UTC+4 (AZT)

Abdal is a village in the Agdam District of Azerbaijan. [1]

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History

The village was captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh war and all of its original Azerbaijani inhabitants were driven out. It was administrated as part of the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh under the same name (Աբդալ). The village was returned to Azerbaijan on 20 November 2020 per the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

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References

  1. "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency . Retrieved 2008-06-16.