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'''Buzluq''' (also, '''Bouzloukh''', '''Buzluk''', '''Buzlukh''', and '''Buzuluk''' - meaning "cold, iced" in [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]) is a village and municipality in the [[Goranboy Rayon]] of [[Azerbaijan]]. It has a population of 315. The municipality consists of the villages of Buzluq, [[Gülüstan, Goranboy|Gülüstan]], and [[Başqışlaq]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belediyye.org/index.php?con=qanun&bkod=3637 |title=Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924083213/http://www.belediyye.org/index.php?con=qanun&bkod=3637 |archivedate=September 24, 2008 |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref>
'''Buzluq''' (also, '''Bouzloukh''', '''Buzluk''', '''Buzlukh''', and '''Buzuluk''' - meaning "cold, iced" in [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]) is a village and municipality in the [[Goranboy Rayon]] of [[Azerbaijan]]. It has a population of 315. The municipality consists of the villages of Buzluq, [[Gülüstan, Goranboy|Gülüstan]], and [[Başqışlaq]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belediyye.org/index.php?con=qanun&bkod=3637 |title=Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924083213/http://www.belediyye.org/index.php?con=qanun&bkod=3637 |archivedate=September 24, 2008 |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref>

Prior to the breakup of the [[Soviet Union]], it was populated by [[Armenians]]. During the Soviet time the people of Buzluq were engaged mainly in agriculture with considerable achievements due to heavy subsidization policy by the [[Azerbaijan SSR]] government.

With the outbreak of the conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan, people of Buzluq were targeted by Azeri OMON units. The village was attacked from nearby Azeri-populated villages of [[Şəfəq, Goranboy|Shafag]] and Zeyva. In the summer 1991 the village was occupied by Azeri AMON forces and subsequently looted. Soviet troops stationed in Kirovabad took active role in aiding Azeri forces in deporting Armenian population in the area. Which has come to be known as [[Operation Ring]]. In the fall of 1991, Armenian forces captured the village. Later it was occupied together with the whole [[Shahumyan]] district by Azerbaijani forces in June 1992.

Buzluq was one of 13 Armenian villages of the former Shahumyan region, which voted in 1991 referendum to reunite with Nagorno Karabkah and declare independence from Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. It is now incorporated into Goranboy Rayon of Republic of Azerbaijan.


== References ==
== References ==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]]
*[[Nagorno-Karabakh War]]


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Revision as of 21:01, 19 November 2020

Buzluq
Municipality
Country Azerbaijan
RayonGoranboy
Population
 • Total
315
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Buzluq (also, Bouzloukh, Buzluk, Buzlukh, and Buzuluk - meaning "cold, iced" in Azerbaijani) is a village and municipality in the Goranboy Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 315. The municipality consists of the villages of Buzluq, Gülüstan, and Başqışlaq.[1]

Prior to the breakup of the Soviet Union, it was populated by Armenians. During the Soviet time the people of Buzluq were engaged mainly in agriculture with considerable achievements due to heavy subsidization policy by the Azerbaijan SSR government.

With the outbreak of the conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan, people of Buzluq were targeted by Azeri OMON units. The village was attacked from nearby Azeri-populated villages of Shafag and Zeyva. In the summer 1991 the village was occupied by Azeri AMON forces and subsequently looted. Soviet troops stationed in Kirovabad took active role in aiding Azeri forces in deporting Armenian population in the area. Which has come to be known as Operation Ring. In the fall of 1991, Armenian forces captured the village. Later it was occupied together with the whole Shahumyan district by Azerbaijani forces in June 1992.

Buzluq was one of 13 Armenian villages of the former Shahumyan region, which voted in 1991 referendum to reunite with Nagorno Karabkah and declare independence from Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. It is now incorporated into Goranboy Rayon of Republic of Azerbaijan.

References

  1. ^ "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.

See also