Güləbird
Place in Lachin, Azerbaijan
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Güləbird (Gulabird) or Tsaghkaberd (Armenian: Ծաղկաբերդ, lit. 'castle of flowers') is a village in the Lachin District of Azerbaijan.
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  Güləbird Location within Azerbaijan  Güləbird Location within East Zangezur Economic Region | |
| Coordinates: 39°28′48″N 46°36′31″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| District | Lachin |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 221 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
Gulabird, then called Kulaberd in Armenian (Armenian: Կուլաբերդ), was the easternmost fortification of the Armenian Principality of Kapan (1722–1730) formed by the commander Davit Bek following the Syunik Rebellion, it is also where the modern-day village gets its name.[2]
The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces in August 1993 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The village subsequently became part of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, referred to as Tsaghkaberd (Armenian: Ծաղկաբերդ, lit. 'castle of flowers'). It was seized by Azerbaijan on 9 November 2020 during the Lachin offensive in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[3]
Economy
After returning to Azerbaijan control, the Gulabird hydroelectric power plant was declared reopened in 2021.[4] It is a small 8 MW power plant.[5]
