Kamo (Armenian: Կամո) is a village in the Goygol District of Azerbaijan. The village and neighboring Azat had an Armenian population before the exodus of Armenians from Azerbaijan after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1][2]
Kamo
Կամո | |
|---|---|
  Kamo | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′N 46°21′E / 40.483°N 46.350°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Goygol |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
In 1989, both villages became home to ethnic Azeri refugees from Sotk (Zod) in Armenia. Azat became the new municipal seat known as Yeni Zod ("New Zod").[3] Kamo was incorporated into Yeni Zod and lost its status as a village in 1999.[4]
Toponymy
editThe village was formerly known as Hacışen.
History
editThe village was a part of the Getashen subdisctrict which participated in the Artsakh declaration of independence.[5]
References
edit- ^ Samvel Karapetian (2007). Northern Artsakh (PDF). Research on Armenian Architecture.
- ^ "Доклад Правозащитного центра общества "Мемориал". Нарушения прав человека в ходе проведения операций внутренними войсками МВД СССР, Советской Армией и МВД Азербайджана в ряде районов Азербайджанской Республики в период с конца апреля по начало июня 1991 года".
- ^ Məmurlar Gəncəbasarda kəndləri işğal edib Archived 2017-02-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Azərbaycan Respublikasının bəzi rayonlarının inzibati-ərazi bölgüsündə qismən dəyişikliklər edilməsi haqqında
- ^ "Географическая карта - Азад (село) (Yeni Zod)".
External links
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