Qəzyan, Qubadli


Gazyan is a village in the Qubadli District of Azerbaijan.

History

The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s. The village subsequently became part of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, where it was known as Haykazyan. It was recaptured by Azerbaijan on or around November 7, 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the bridge of Lalazar, built in 1868.

Demographics

There were 22 families with a total population of 74 in the community of Haykazyan in 2015.

Notable people