Ağbənd
Ağbənd (Aghbend) is a town in the Zangilan District of Azerbaijan close to the point at which the borders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Iran form a politically sensitive junction.
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| Coordinates: 38°54′00″N 46°34′00″E / 38.90000°N 46.56667°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| District | Zangilan |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (UTC) |
History
Until October 1993, livestock raising and the cultivation of agricultural crops were the main activities of the village. There was a club, a library and a first-aid post. The village came under the control of ethnic Armenian forces in October 1993 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, the village subsequently became part of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, referred to as Aghopen (Armenian: Աղոպեն).
It was recaptured by Azerbaijan on 22 October 2020[1] during the Aras Valley campaign in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, which completed the takeover of the Azerbaijan-Iran border.[2]