21st anniversary of occupation of Zangilan region commemorated

21st anniversary of occupation of Zangilan region commemorated
# 29 October 2014 09:23 (UTC +04:00)

Representatives of Zangilan District Executive Authority, residents of the district visited the Eternal Flame complex and graves of fighters from Zangilan in the Alley of Martyrs.

Later on, a commemorative event was held in the building of Zangilan District Executive Authority in Masazir settlement of Absheron region.

Armenian Armed Forces occupied Zangilan on October 29, 1993. Zangilan is situated on Baku-Julfa-Nakhchivan railway and is of great strategic importance. Its area was 700 sq km, population over 35,000.

At present, Armenian families from Syria and Lebanon are illegally resettled in Zangilan.

Nagorno Garabagh

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