Cilən
Cilən (Jilan) or Saralanj (Armenian: Սարալանջ) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
Jilan / Saralanj
Cilən / Սարալանջ | |
|---|---|
  Jilan / Saralanj  Jilan / Saralanj | |
| Coordinates: 39°26′09″N 46°58′11″E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan
 Republic of Artsakh (claimed) |
| District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 27 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
The village was captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village was recaptured by Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
References
- Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
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