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Azerbaijan relocates another group of former IDPs to Khidirli village in Aghdam, families receive house keys-UPDATED-VIDEO

29 July 2025 13:05 (UTC +04:00)

The next relocation caravan has reached the village of Khidirli in the Aghdam district, APA's Karabakh bureau reports.

236 former IDPs (internally displaced persons), including 60 families, were resettled in the village of Khidirli in the Aghdam district today.

Keys to the houses have been presented to the residents.

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07:16

In accordance with the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev, the Great Return to the territories liberated from occupation continues, APA reports.

Another resettlement convoy has departed for the village of Khidirli in the Aghdam district.

The resettled families were previously temporarily accommodated in various parts of the country, mainly in dormitories, sanatoriums, and administrative buildings.

At this stage, 60 families (236 people) have been relocated to Khidirli village from Barda district – 22 families (101 people); Baku city – 20 families (73 people); Aghdam district – 7 families (20 people); Mingachevir city – 4 families (14 people); Yevlakh district – 3 families (15 people); Sumgayit city – 1 family (6 people); Absheron district – 1 family (3 people); Aghjabadi district – 1 family (2 people); Gabala district – 1 family (2 people).

Including the relocation on July 29, 2025, a total of 130 families (512 people) have now been resettled in Khidirli village, Aghdam district.

The returning residents expressed their gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva for the comprehensive state support they received.

They also extended their appreciation to the valiant Azerbaijani Army and to the heroic soldiers and officers who liberated the land, offering prayers for the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the process.

Note that currently, over 50,000 people live in Karabakh and East Zangezur, including both former internally displaced persons who have been resettled and those working on ongoing projects in the region. These include employees of various state institutions and those working in newly reopened healthcare, education, culture, tourism, industry, and energy facilities.

A resident of Khidirli village, Amil Gurbanov, expressed his feelings as follows: "We are returning to our homeland. Praise be to Allah. We thank our Commander-in-Chief. May Allah have mercy on our martyrs and grant good health to our veterans. Our devastated lands have been revived. From today onward, we will live in our own homeland. This is a beautiful feeling. I was 13 years old when we left. My children are very happy that we are returning to their father's homeland."