Lachin District
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Lachin District | |
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Country | Azerbaijan |
Region | East Zangezur |
Established | 8 August 1930 |
Capital | Lachin |
Settlements[1] | 127 |
Government | |
• Governor | Agil Nazarli |
Area | |
• Total | 1,840 km2 (710 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 78,600 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+04:00 (AZT) |
Postal code | 4100 |
Website | lachin-ih |
Lachin District (Azerbaijani: Laçın rayonu) is one of the 69 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country, belonging to the East Zangezur Economic Region.[3] The district borders the districts of Kalbajar, Khojaly, Shusha, Khojavend, Qubadli, and the Syunik Province of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Lachin. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 78,600.[2]
The territory of the district was established in 1930 and given the status of a district. The district was occupied by the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh from 1992 until late 2020,[4] when the district was surrendered to Azerbaijan per the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement which ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.[5][6] A small part of the district, excluding its capital, called the Lachin corridor is controlled by a Russian peacekeeping force.