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Armenians burned 17457 ha area of Azerbaijanâ€™s Aghdam region after occupation

23 July 2011 10:48 (UTC +04:00)

17457 ha of pasture was burned by the Armenian militaries in the occupied Novruzlu, Yusifjanli, Merzili, Bash Gervend, Kanagarli, Chelik, Garadaghli-Kengerlisi, Goytepe, Gulchuluk villages, Uzundere, Yedikhirman and Shahbulag rock massif of the region,â€ press service of Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry told APA that the crisis center for determining destructive impact on environment and natural resources in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan found out facts about plunder of the regionâ€™s natural resources by Armenians after the occupation. A number of partridges, pheasants and adders, which had been included into the Red List of the International Nature Protection Union, were killed during the fire.

The plunder of the natural resources of Aghdam has been continuing for 18 years. On July 23, 1993, 88395 ha area of the region, 1 town, 119 villages and settlements were occupied Armenia. There were 1736 ha public forests, 710 ha collective farm forests, 560 ha roadside and river banks, as well as suburban green belt before the occupation.
64 863 thousand sq. m of block stones, 140 464 thousand tons of Chobandagh limestone, 44 708 thousand tons of Boyahmedli and 25197 thousand tons of Shorbulag clay resources remained in the occupied territory.

The longest river in the region â€“ Khachinchay, 104 km, has 657 sq. km of water-collecting area. There were 14 Eastern plane trees of 150-200 years and 71 Eastern plane trees of about 400 years in Aghdam, which were protected as a natural monument.