Upper Karabakh Economic Region (Azerbaijani: Yuxarı Qarabağ iqtisadi rayonu) was one of the 10 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It bordered Iran to the south, as well as the economic regions of Kalbajar-Lachin, Ganja-Gazakh and Aran. The region consisted of the districts of Tartar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khankendi, Shusha, Khojavend, Jabrayil and Fuzuli.[1][2]
Upper Karabakh Economic Region | |
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 Upper Karabakh Economic Region in Azerbaijan | |
| Abolished | 7 July 2021 |
The region was abolished on 7 July 2021 and its territory was split between the Karabakh Economic Region and East Zangezur Economic Region.[3]
Transport network
editAlat-Julfa, Yevlakh-Agdam-Khankendi railways pass through the territory of the economic-geographical region. Barda-Agdam-Khankendi-Shusha-Lachin, Agdam-Khojavend-Fuzuli-Horadiz, Alat-Julfa, Tartar-Agdara-Kalbajar highways connect the territory of the economic-geographical region with other regions of the republic (Table 5.15).
Public roads in the economic-geographical region, km (2012)
| City and administrative region | Total | By degree | ||||
| I | II | III | IV | V | ||
| Ağdam rayonu | 131 | - | - | 72 | 37 | 22 |
| Füzuli rayonu | 246 | - | - | 98 | 133 | 15 |
| Tərtər rayonu | 207 | - | - | 89 | 99 | 19 |
| İqtisadi rayon | 584 | - | - | 259 | 269 | 56 |
| Azərbaycan Res | 14851* | 330 | 1128 | 3764 | 8724 | 905 |
| · — The total length of roads in the country does not include roads in the occupied territories | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "STATE PROGRAM ON SOCİAL-ECONOMİC DEVELOPMENT OF REGİONS" (PDF). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Ministry of economy->Regional development->Economic regions". Ministry of economy. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "New economic regions of Azerbaijan – LIST". Report News Agency. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
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