Some facts about Zangilan Rayon
Zangilan Rayon (Azerbaijani: Zəngilan; Kurdish: Zengilan) is de jure an administrative territorial entity in the south-western part of the Republic of Azerbaijan, but de facto this territory was occupied by Armenian forces in autumn of 1993, during the Nagorno-Karabakh War and is controlled by the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic till today. It has been under the control of the breakway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, as part of its Qashatagh Province, since the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Zangilan district was occupied by the armenian military units on October 29, 1993. Since November 12, 1993, a fact of the occupation of Zangilan rayon has been recognized and blamed by resolution №884 of the United Nations Security Council and since April 25, 2008 the United Nations General Assembly by the Resolution №62/243, in which the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan was partially recognized and they include a demand of withdrawal of the Armenian forces.
The administrative center of the rayon is Zəngilan city.
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Info about Zangilan Rayon
- Belongs to: Azerbaijan
- Population: 32,500
- Latitude: 39.08333
- Longitude: 46.66667