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Avdur (Armenian: Ավդուռ) is a village located in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the expulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

Elevation
863 m (2,831 ft)
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Avdur is located in Azerbaijan
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Avdur
Location within Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 39°50′38″N 46°56′22″E
Country Azerbaijan
  DistrictKhojavend
Elevation
863 m (2,831 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
  Total
127
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
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History

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit.'Holy Mother of God') built in 1874.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 151 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 127 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

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