Tartar District

Tartar District (Azerbaijani: Tərtər rayonu) is a district of Azerbaijan. It consists of the former Tartar Rayon and a part of former Mardakert District the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. Since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, most of it has been under the control of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, governed as part of its Martakert Province.

Tərtər
Map of Azerbaijan showing Tartar District (red and striped red)
Country Azerbaijan
RegionUpper Karabakh
CapitalTartar (city)
Area
  Total960 km2 (370 sq mi)

IDPs from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding occupied regions were moved to the district from tent settlements around the country to live in new houses built by the government.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Azerbaijan: Life on the Frontlines". Eurasia.net. 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2010-10-07.


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