Yeni Zod
Ազատ • Azat | |
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Coordinates: 40°29′35″N 46°21′01″E / 40.49306°N 46.35028°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
District | Goygol |
Population | |
• Total | 1,216 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Yeni Zod (Armenian: Ազատ, romanized: Azat) is a village and municipality in the Goygol District of Azerbaijan. The village had an Armenian population before the exodus of Armenians from Azerbaijan after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1]
In 1989, the village became home to ethnic Azeri refugees from Sotk (Zod) in Armenia. The village became the new municipal seat known as Yeni Zod ("New Zod").[2]
The village was known as Azad until 1999.[3]
The village was a part of the Getashen subdistrict which participated in the Artsakh declaration of independence.[4]
The village has a population of 1,216.[5]