Khojali (Azerbaijani: Xocalı), an aw cried Khojaly, Khodjaly and Hojaly, is a rayon in the Nagorno-Karabakh brak awa region o Azerbaijan, nou unner the control o airmit forces o the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Its caipital is Khojali. The region wis ance a steid o prehistoric Khojaly–Gadabay cultur. It wis the location o the Khojaly Massacre in Februar 1992. The local govrenment haes designatit it as the Askeran Province.