18 years have passed since Azerbaijan’s Zangilan region was occupied by Armenian Armed Forces.
On October 29, 1993, the Armenian military units finished the occupation of the last region adjacent to Azerbaijan’s Nagorno Karabakh region – Zangilan.
Zangilan is situated on Baku-Julfa-Nakhchivan railway and is of great strategic importance. Its area was 700 sq km, population over 35,000.
Minjivan station through which Baku-Minjivan-Gafan railway passes was completely destroyed after the occupation.
There was one city, one district and 83 villages in Zangilan before occupation. There were 9 pre-school institutions, 19 primary schools, 15 secondary schools, 1 technical school and music school, 35 libraries, 8 culture houses, 23 clubs and Davamını oxu…