Alxanlı (also, Alıxanlı, Alikhanly, Alkhanly, Ashaga Alkhanly, Orta Alkhanly, and Yukhari-Alkhanly) is a village and municipality in the Fuzuli District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 2,139. Alxanlı was located close to the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
History
First Nagorno-Karabakh War In August 1993, during the First Nagorno Karabakh War, it was itself occupied by the Armenians and razed, while its residents fled. In January 1994, Azerbaijan managed to recapture the village. The houses were gradually rebuilt, and 582 families of the pre-war population of 712 families managed to return.Alxanlı bərpa olunur. Hafta Ichi. 22 November 2008.
2017 shelling
On 4 July 2017, the village came under media attention after a 51-year-old Azerbaijani woman and her 18-month-old granddaughter were killed while their house was shelled by the Armenians.Nana Khoshtaria. Писатель Александр Проханов: В связи с гибелью ребенка в Азербайджане я наполнен скорбью.... Moskva-Baku. 5 July 2017. Another woman, 52, who was in the house at the time, was heavily wounded but survived.Azerbaijan toddler killed in Nagorno-Karabakh shelling. BBC News. 5 July 2017.Врачи о состоянии здоровья раненой армянами женщины. Haqqin.az. 5 July 2017. Both sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire.Azeri woman and child killed by rebels near Nagorno-Karabakh boundary - defence ministry . Euronews. 5 July 2017. Armenian Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan did not deny that the shelling of Alxanlı had taken place but added that Azerbaijan was responsible for all casualties due to "continuing military provocations against Nagorno-Karabakh".Armenia Deputy FM: Azerbaijani leadership bears full responsibility for all casualties. News.am. 5 July 2017. Local authorities of the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic claimed "Azerbaijan was using its population as a human shield".Azerbaijan Using Civilians as ‘Human Shields,’ Warns Stepanakert. Asbarez. 5 July 2017. Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesperson Vagif Dargahly refuted these claims saying there had been no military headquarters or firing positions in Alxanlı at the time of the shelling.Vagif Dargahli: Armenia, as always, shells civilians, there is no headquarters or firing positions in Alkhanli . Azerbaijan Press Agency. 5 July 2017. On 6 July 2017, Azerbaijani state and local authorities organized a visit of foreign military attachés accredited to Azerbaijan and representatives of foreign media to Alxanlı.Foreign media reps view Armenia-shelled Azerbaijani village. Trend. 6 July 2017. Turkish Foreign Ministry,Турция осудила убийство мирных граждан Азербайджана. Haqqin.az. 5 July 2017. ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan,Посол Ирана осудил убийства мирных граждан Азербайджана. Haqqin.az. 5 July 2017. senators and parliament members from the United Kingdom,Британский депутат осудил преступление армян. Haqqin.az. 5 July 2017. France,Французский сенатор: «Сколько еще должно погибнуть азербайджанцев?». Haqqin.az. 5 July 2017. Germany,Немецкий депутат: «Армения должна вывести войска из Карабаха». Haqqin.az. 5 July 2017. and RussiaРоссийский депутат об убийстве в Карабахе азербайджанской девочки. Haqqin.az. 5 July 2017. condemned the Armenian side for launching attacks on civilian population.
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