Martakert
Martakert / Aghdara
Մարտակերտ / Ağdərə | |
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Martakert in 2002 | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′55″N 46°48′46″E / 40.21528°N 46.81278°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| • District | Aghdara |
| Elevation | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 4,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Martakert (Armenian: Մարտակերտ, Russian: Мардакерт, also Mardakert, Մարդակերտ) or Aghdara (Azerbaijani: Ağdərə ⓘ) is a town in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, as the centre of its Martakert Province. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. The town underwent heavy destruction by Azerbaijani forces while under their control during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.