Agdam

Agdam ( Աղդամ Armenian, Russian Агдам ) is a town in Azerbaijan and the capital of the district of Agdam. Since 1993, the city is occupied by the Armenian army and left, according to media reports.

History

The city was founded in the mid 18th century and in 1828 a town. In the period before the First World War, the railway line from Yevlax was led to Stepanakert and set up a station in the city. In addition, crossed in Agdam several highways. 1968, the city had about 18,000 inhabitants, a large dairy, winery, canning factory and a metal factory. There was a vocational school for agriculture and for agricultural machinery, a medical school, a music school and a theater. In 1989, the city had about 28,000 inhabitants.

On 23 July 1993, the city was occupied by the Armenian army and since then managed by the internationally unrecognized Republic of Nagorno Karabakh as part of the province Askeran. During the conflict, a part of the population fled to other parts of Azerbaijan. According to reports, Agdam is an orphaned ghost town. A correspondent of the BBC World Service reported after a visit Ağdams in 2000, the houses of the city were destroyed after the conquest, to prevent the refugees from returning. Agdam had previously been the starting point of Azerbaijani attacks against Nagorno-Karabakh.

Culture and Sport

In Agdam there is a mosque. Other monuments are the Üzərlik - Təpə and the courtyard of the Panahali - khan. The football club FK Qarabağ Agdam comes from the city, but has been based since the occupation in Baku.