Tartar District

Tartar District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Tartar District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Tartar District
Country Azerbaijan
RegionKarabakh
Established27 January 1934
CapitalTartar
Settlements[1]77
Government
 • GovernorMustagim Mammadov[2]
Area
 • Total960 km2 (370 sq mi)
Population
 • Total104,700
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
5900
Websiteterter-ih.gov.az

Tartar District (Azerbaijani: Tərtər rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan.[4] It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Karabakh Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Kalbajar, Goranboy, Yevlakh, Barda, and Aghdam. Its capital and largest city is Tartar. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 104,700.[3] In March 2023, Azerbaijan began resettling the part of the district that was previously controlled by Armenian forces. Resettlement of the village by Azerbaijan began in March 2023, with 20 families moving back to Talish.[5]

  1. ^ "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Head of Tartar Executive Power: 16 civilians died during Patriotic War". Report News Agency. 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Azərbaycanın regionları" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 14 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Azerbaijan launches multi-day tours of Shusha | Eurasianet". Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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