Draft:Sophulu
Sophulu
(Sofulu) | |
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Village | |
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  Sophulu Location in Azerbaijan | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′10″N 45°12′28″E / 41.00278°N 45.20778°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| District | Qazakh |
| Population (~1992 (since First Nagorno-Karabakh War)) | |
• Total | 0 (currently abandoned) |
| Former Azerbaijani village, currently abandoned | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (if applicable) (AZT) |
Sophulu (Sofulu) is a village located within the Jafarli administrative territorial unit of the Qazakh District of Azerbaijan. It is one of four exclave villages of Azerbaijan situated within the territory of Armenia.
History
[edit]On 29–30 June 1990, the village of Sofulu came under fire from Armenian militants located within the territory of the Armenian SSR. Soviet troops stationed in the village did not respond to the attacks.[1]
Following a four-day siege, the village was occupied by the Armenian Armed Forces on 27 April 1992 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The name of the village is derived from the Sofulu tribal group. Historically, the Sofulu people would spend their summers in what is now the Sisian District of Armenia and their winters in the Karabakh region. As they gradually adopted a sedentary lifestyle, several villages named "Sofulu" were established in various parts of Azerbaijan.[3]
Population
[edit]- According to the 2009 Azerbaijani census, the population of the village was 182. Among them, 80 were men and 102 were women.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Vilayat Hajiyev (b. 1950) — Azerbaijani philologist, translator, associate professor, and dean of the Faculty of Translation at the Azerbaijan University of Languages.
References
[edit]- ^ "Situation in Qazakh". Azadliq (in Azerbaijani). No. 4 (6). 13 July 1990. p. 8.
- ^ "What do we know about the 7 occupied villages of Qazakh? - PHOTOS". Ordu.Az. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ Encyclopedic Dictionary of Azerbaijani Toponyms. Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Nasimi Institute of Linguistics. Sherg-Gerb Publishing, Baku, 2007. p. 427
- ^ Azerbaijan Republic Population Census. State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Baku-2010. p. 629