Turabad

39°02′36″N 46°43′07″E / 39.04333°N 46.71861°E / 39.04333; 46.71861

Turabad
Turabad is located in Azerbaijan
Turabad
Turabad
Coordinates: 39°02′36″N 46°43′07″E / 39.04333°N 46.71861°E / 39.04333; 46.71861
Country Azerbaijan
RayonZangilan
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+

Turabad is a village situated in Zangilan district of Azerbaijan. It is located on the right bank of the Okhchuchay River, southeast of Zangilan and north of Minjivan at an altitude of 409 m above sea level.

A native of the village is Asad Asadov, a military pilot and National Hero of Azerbaijan.

History

According to the results of the Azerbaijani Agricultural Census of 1921, Turabad and the village of Babayugly of the Gubadly district of Azerbaijan SSR were inhabited by 153 people (44 households), the predominant nationality being Azerbaijani Turks.[1]

In 1993, during the First Karabakh War, the territory of the Turabad village was occupied by Armenian forces and was destroyed.[2]

On 21 October 2020, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced that during the Second Karabakh War, Azerbaijani Army liberated the village of Turabad from occupation.[3]

Notable natives

References

  1. ^ Азербайджанская сельско-хозяйственная перепись 1921 года. Вып. 9. Кубатлинский уезд (Издание Аз. Ц. С. У. ed.). Баку. 1922. pp. 32–33.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Резолюция 884 (1993), принятая Советом Безопасности ООН на его 3313-м заседании 12 ноября 1993 года". Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  3. ^ "Prezident İlham Əliyev: Azərbaycan ordusu Füzuli rayonunun 3, Cəbrayıl rayonunun 5 kəndini, Zəngilan rayonunun Mincivan qəsəbəsini və 13 kəndini işğaldan azad edib". Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  4. ^ "Asadov Asad Soltan oglu". milliqahraman.az. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19.