39°09′01″N 46°56′49″E / 39.15028°N 46.94694°E
Xudafərin | |
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  Xudafərin | |
| Coordinates: 39°09′01″N 46°56′49″E / 39.15028°N 46.94694°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Jabrayil |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Xudafərin (Khudaferin) is a town in the Jabrayil District of Azerbaijan.[1] The town is near the Khudaferin Bridges and the border with Iran.
It was occupied by the Armed Forces of Armenia between 1993 and late 2020.
History
editThe village was originally called Khudayarly after one of the four generations who lived in the village. During the World War II, part of the population moved and founded the village of Khalafli in the east. The rest of the village began to settle in the immediate vicinity of the Khudaferin bridge, and therefore the village began to be named Khudaferin.[2]
During the years of the Russian Empire, the village of Khudayarly was part of Jabrayil district, Elizavetpol province.
During the Soviet years, the village was part of Jabrayil district of Azerbaijan SSR. The town was captured by Armenian forces in the First Karabakh War and was destroyed.[3][4][5]
On 18 October 2020, photos and videos of hoisting the Azerbaijani flag on the bridge by Azerbaijani military during the Second Karabakh War appeared on social media.[6][7][8][9]
On 30 October 2020, the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan published a reportage from the village of Khudaferin.[10][11]
Geography
editThe village is located on the left bank of Araz River, at an altitude of about 295 m.
Population
editAccording to the “Code of statistical data of the Transcaucasian region population, extracted from the family lists of 1886”, in the village of Khudayarly of Kovshutli rural district, of Jabrayil district there were 27 dym where lived 129 Azerbaijanis (listed as “Tatars”), who were Shiites by religion and peasants.[12]
According to the “Caucasian Calendar” for 1912, 157 people lived in the village of Khudayarly, Karyagin district, mostly Azerbaijanis, indicated in the calendar as “Tatars”. [13]
According to the publication “Administrative Division of the ASSR”, prepared in 1933 by the Department of National Economic Accounting of the Azerbaijan SSR (AzNEA), as of 1 January 1933, in the village of Khudayarly, which was part of Kumlak village council of Jabrayil district of Azerbaijan SSR, there were 34 households and 253 residents. 98.9% of the population of the village council were Azerbaijanis (in the source listed as “Turks”).[14]
Sightseeing
editBetween the village of Khudaferin and the village of Kumlak are located the medieval Khudaferin bridges. Upstream is the Khudaferin reservoir.
References
edit- ^ Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi (2019). "İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü təsnifatı" (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). stat.gov.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ Azərbaycan toponimlərinin ensiklopedik lüğəti (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). Vol. I. Baku: Şərq-Qərb. 2007. p. 304. ISBN 978-9952-34-156-0. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Khudafarin Bridges and related sites". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Kazımoğlu, Mirmahmud (2023-10-17). "Three years pass since liberation of Khudafarin Bridge". Report News Agency. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Three years pass since Azerbaijan's liberation of Khudafarin bridge from Armenian occupation | Caliber.Az". caliber.az. 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Azerbaijani Armed Forces hoisted Azerbaijani flag over the ancient Khudafarin bridge". aztv.az. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Tarixi Xudafərin körpüsü üzərində Azərbaycan bayrağı ucaldı". ikisahil.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Xudafərin körpüsü üzərində Azərbaycan bayrağı". www.medeniyyet.az. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Three years pass since liberation of Khudafarin Bridge". Xalqqazeti.az. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "A video coverage of the liberated from occupation Khudafarin village of Jabrayil region - VIDEO". MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Azerbaijan shows footage of liberated Khudaferin village (VIDEO)". Trend.Az. 2020-10-30. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Свод статистических данных о населении Закавказского края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 г. Tiflis. 1893. p. 237. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Kavkazskiy kalendar (in Russian). Tiflis: Канцелярия Кавказского Наместника. 1911. p. 218. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Административное деление АССР. Baku: Издание АзУНХУ. 1933. p. 25.