Khojaly (city)
| Khojali | |
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 Khojali
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| Coordinates: 39°54′40″N 46°47′21″E / 39.91111°N 46.78917°E | |
| Country |
de facto part of the  Nagorno-Karabakh Republicde jure part of  Azerbaijan
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Rayon Province |
Khojali Askeran |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 908 |
| Time zone | UTC (UTC+4) |
Coordinates: 39°54′40″N 46°47′21″E / 39.91111°N 46.78917°E
Khojali (Azerbaijani: Xocalı) or Ivanyan (Armenian: Իվանյան), also known as Ay-Khodzhaly, Khodgalou, Khodzhalv, Khodzhaly, Khojalu, Khozhali or Ivanian, is a village in the Artsakh Republic, located some 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) northeast of its capital Stepanakert. Internationally, it is still considered a de jure part of Azerbaijan, and Azerbaijan counts it as the capital of its Khojaly District.
According to the Caucasian Calendar for 1912 (Кавказский календарь на 1912 год) Khojaly consisted of Tatar and Russian parts with 172 and 52 people, respectively. Despite this, officials of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and some Armenian publicists claim that Khojaly was initially Armenian village with a predominant Armenian population.
During the Soviet period, Khojali was a village in the Askeran rayon of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. As the Karabakh conflict started, the Azerbaijani government began to implement a plan to create a new district center. From 1988 to 1990 the population of Khojali increased from 2135 to 6000 residents, mostly consisting of immigrants from Soviet Central Asia (including more than 2000 Meskhetian Turks) and Armenia (about 2000). In April 1990 Azerbaijan abolished the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and its internal divisions. Khojali was given city status and became the regional center for the newly created Khojali Rayon composed of the former Askeran rayon and part of Martuni.
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