Kamo
Կամո
Kamo is located in Azerbaijan
Kamo
Kamo
Coordinates: 40°29′N 46°21′E / 40.483°N 46.350°E / 40.483; 46.350
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictGoygol
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Kamo (Armenian: Կամո) is a village in the Goygol District of Azerbaijan. The village and neighboring Azat had an Armenian population before the exodus of Armenians from Azerbaijan after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1][2]

In 1989, both villages became home to ethnic Azeri refugees from Sotk (Zod) in Armenia. Azat became the new municipal seat known as Yeni Zod ("New Zod").[3] Kamo was incorporated into Yeni Zod and lost its status as a village in 1999.[4]

Toponymy

The village was formerly known as Hacışen.

History

The village was a part of the Getashen subdisctrict which participated in the Artsakh declaration of independence.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Samvel Karapetian (2007). Northern Artsakh (PDF). Research on Armenian Architecture.
  2. ↑ "Доклад Правозащитного центра общества "Мемориал". Нарушения прав человека в ходе проведения операций внутренними войсками МВД СССР, Советской Армией и МВД Азербайджана в ряде районов Азербайджанской Республики в период с конца апреля по начало июня 1991 года".
  3. ↑ Məmurlar Gəncəbasarda kəndləri işğal edib Archived 2017-02-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Azərbaycan Respublikasının bəzi rayonlarının inzibati-ərazi bölgüsündə qismən dəyişikliklər edilməsi haqqında
  5. ↑ "Географическая карта - Азад (село) (Yeni Zod)".


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