Former economic region in Azerbaijan
Economic region
Upper Karabakh Economic Region |
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 Upper Karabakh Economic Region in Azerbaijan |
| Abolished | 7 July 2021 |
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Upper Karabakh Economic Region (Azerbaijani: Yuxarı Qarabağ iqtisadi rayonu) was one of the 10 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It bordered Iran to the south, as well as the economic regions of Kalbajar-Lachin, Ganja-Gazakh and Aran. The region consisted of the districts of Tartar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khankendi, Shusha, Khojavend, Jabrayil and Fuzuli.[1][2]
The region was abolished on 7 July 2021 and its territory was split between the Karabakh Economic Region and East Zangezur Economic Region.[3]
Transport network
Alat-Julfa, Yevlakh-Agdam-Khankendi railways pass through the territory of the economic-geographical region. Barda-Agdam-Khankendi-Shusha-Lachin, Agdam-Khojavend-Fuzuli-Horadiz, Alat-Julfa, Tartar-Agdara-Kalbajar highways connect the territory of the economic-geographical region with other regions of the republic (Table 5.15).
Public roads in the economic-geographical region, km (2012)
| City and administrative region
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Total
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By degree
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| I
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II
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III
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IV
|
V
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| Ağdam rayonu
|
131
|
-
|
-
|
72
|
37
|
22
|
| Füzuli rayonu
|
246
|
-
|
-
|
98
|
133
|
15
|
| Tərtər rayonu
|
207
|
-
|
-
|
89
|
99
|
19
|
| İqtisadi rayon
|
584
|
-
|
-
|
259
|
269
|
56
|
| Azərbaycan Res
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14851*
|
330
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1128
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3764
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8724
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905
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| · — The total length of roads in the country does not include roads in the occupied territories
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