Barxudarlı
Place in Azerbaijan
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Barkhudarly (Azerbaijani: Barxudarlı; Armenian: Բարխուդարլու, romanized: Barkhudarlu) is an abandoned Azerbaijani village in the Qazakh District of Azerbaijan, under the de facto control of Armenia. Sofulu and Barxudarlı, together, form a 22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) exclave of Azerbaijan surrounded by Armenia's Tavush Province.
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| Coordinates: 40°59′36″N 045°13′31″E | |
| Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
| • District | Qazax |
| Country (de facto) | Armenia |
| • Province | Tavush |
| • Municipality | Ijevan |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
Following a four-day siege, the village was captured by the Armenian Armed Forces on 27 April 1992, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[1] The exclave has been under the control of Armenia ever since and is administered as part of the surrounding Tavush Province.[citation needed]
