Xanlıq

Khanlyg
Azerbaijani: Xanlıq
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Coordinates: 39°16′18″N 46°43′31″E
Country	Azerbaijan
District	Qubadli
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	204
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)

Xanlıq (Khanlyg; Azerbaijani pronunciation: [xɑnˈlɯx]) is a village in the Qubadli District of Azerbaijan. It is situated along the Hakari river.

History

Khanlyg was part of the Jebrail Uyezd of Elisabethpol Governorate during the Russian Empire. According to 1886 census data, there were 148 homes and 648 Azerbaijanis (classified as "Tatars" in the census) of the Sunni branch of Islam in Khanlyg.^[2] According to the 1912 "Caucasian Calendar", the village of Khanlyg was home to 797 people, the majority of whom were Azerbaijanis (classified as "Tatars" in the census).^[3]

Khanlyg was part of the village council of the same name in the Zangilan District of the Azerbaijan SSR during the early Soviet period in 1933. The village had 312 farms and a total population of 1,385 people. The population of the village council, which also included the villages of Alaqurşaq, Mahruzlu, and Muğanlı, was 97.7 percent Azerbaijani.^[4]

The village had 2,201 residents in 1986. Its residents' main occupations were tobacco cultivation, agriculture, animal husbandry, and sericulture. There was a secondary school, a vocational school, a cultural centre, a library, and a hospital in the village.^[5]

During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1993, Armenian forces occupied the village, forcing the Azerbaijani population to flee. It was later incorporated into the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, where it was known as Ishkhanadzor (Armenian: Իշխանաձոր). The village was eventually settled by Syrian Armenians fleeing the Syrian Civil War. According to Artur Aghabekyan, Deputy Prime Minister of Artsakh, the village of Xanlıq was purposefully chosen for settlement because it is at the crossroads of roads leading north to Lachin, east to Hadrut, and west to Armenia.^[6] In 2006 the village completed the construction of Ishkhanadzor Clinic with financial backing from the Tufenkian Foundation,^[7] while in 2014, it was reported that 34 additional homes had been built in the village using funds from the Artsakh Lottery.^[8] The village has served as a hub for 16 other smaller settlements in the surrounding areas.^[9] Azerbaijan described the settlement of Syrian Armenians on its internationally recognised territory as a violation of international law.^[10]

Azerbaijan recaptured the village on 26 October 2020, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.^[11]

Demographics

Year	Population	Ethnic composition	Source
1886	648	100% Tatars (i.e. Azerbaijanis)	Transcaucasian Statistical Committee[2]
1912	797	Mostly Tatars	Caucasian Calendar[3]
1986	2,201		Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia[5]
1993: Occupation of Xanlıq. Expulsion of Azerbaijani population
2015	204	~100% Armenians	NKR estimate[1]

Notable natives

• Karam Mirzayev [az] (1960–1992) — National Hero of Azerbaijan.^[12]

Gallery

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  Ruins of Khanlyg
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  Soviet-era bus stop
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  Barracks in the village
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  Entrance of the village
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  Destroyed bridge in Khanlyg

References

1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
2. Свод статистических данных о населении Закавказскаго края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 г. Tiflis: Transcaucasian Statistical Committee. 1893. p. 238.
3. Кавказский календарь на 1912 год [Caucasian calendar for 1912] (in Russian) (67th ed.). Tiflis: Tipografiya kantselyarii Ye.I.V. na Kavkaze, kazenny dom. 1912. p. 215. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
4. Административное деление АССР [Administrative divisions of the ASSR] (in Russian). AzUNKHU. 1933. p. 102.
5. "ХАНЛЫГ". Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. Baku. 1987. p. 51.
6. Grigoryan, Alvard (5 January 2014). "Для сирийских армян в Кашатагском районе Нагорного Карабаха будет построен жилой квартал". Кавказский Узел. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
7. "Knights Send $425,000 in Medical Supplies to Armenia". 24 March 2010.
8. Harutyunyan, Hasmik (30 January 2014). "Repatriation and rebirth of Karabakh settlements get flesh and blood: Deputy PM". Armenpress. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
9. "Tufenkian Foundation Unveils New Health Clinic In Karabagh's Lachin District Opening ceremonies held before an enthusiastic public". hetq.am. 19 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
10. "Армения заселяет оккупированный Лачинский район Азербайджана беженцами из Сирии". vestikavkaza.ru (in Russian). 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
11. "Azərbaycan Prezidenti İlham Əliyev xalqa müraciət edib". Azerbaijan State News Agency (in Azerbaijani). 26 October 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
12. "Mirzəyev Kərəm Ərşad oğlu". milliqahraman.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.

External links

• Xanlıq at GEOnet Names Server