For the veelage in Tartar Rayon, Azerbaijan, see Seysulan.
Artsvashen
Արծվաշեն
Artsvashen Արծվաշեն is located in Armenie
Artsvashen Արծվաշեն
Artsvashen
Արծվաշեն
Coordinates: 40°38′46″N 45°30′56″E / 40.64611°N 45.51556°E / 40.64611; 45.51556
KintraArmenie
ProvinceGegharkunik
Founded1845

Artsvashen (Armenie: Արծվաշեն; Azerbaijani: Başkənd), Romanisit as Artzvashen an aw, is an exclave o Armenie's Gegharkunik province which haes been controlled bi the Azerbaijani airmy syne 1992.[1] The offeecial Azerbaijani name for the veelage is Bashkand.[2] Its size is aboot 40 square kilometres, an it is completely surroondit bi the territory o Azerbaijan an haes been controlled bi it syne the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Theday, the veelage is maistly inhabitit bi Azeris as the Azerbaijani airmy expelled its Armenie population efter it seizit the territory.[3] It is nou pairt o Gadabay Rayon.

History

In Mey 1991, the Armenie Interior Meenistry reportit that residents o Artsvashen avertit an airmy occupation bi surrenderin thair airms.[4] Accordin tae New York Times, in 1992 Azerbaijani side annooncit that airmit forces haed "leeberatit" the toun, destroyin enemy tanks an weaponry an killin 300 Armenie "brigands", while Armenie reports mentioned nae deid but said 29 fowk wur "missin athout trace."[5]

Accusin Azerbaijan o muntin an "undeclared war," Armenie Preses Levon Ter-Petrosyan sent a telegram tae leaders o the Commonwalth o Unthirlt States sayin that "aggression haes been committit against a state that is a memmer o the C.I.S. an the seestem o collective security".[5]

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References

  1. ↑ Azerbaijan, by Human Rights Watch/Helsinki Org., 1994
  2. ↑ [1][dubious – discuss]
  3. ↑ Azerbaijan Seven Years of Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Christopher Panico, Human Rights Watch, Jemera Rone (1994), p.92
  4. ↑ Soviet Army Is Reported to Attack And Occupy 2 Armenian Villages, New York Times, May 10, 1991
  5. ↑ a b Armenia Seeks Help in Fighting Azerbaijan, New York Times, August 10, 1992

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