A delegation of more than 30 foreign travelers from the organization Club 100 have viewed the restoration work in Lachin, according to Report.
According to Report, one of the picturesque corners of Azerbaijan - Lachin region is located in the southwestern part of the republic, in the Lesser Caucasus. The region borders Kalbajar in the north, Gubadli in the south, Khojaly, Shusha and Khojavand regions of Azerbaijan in the east and Armenia in the west. The distance from the regional center - the city of Lachin to Baku is 450 km, and the Khankandi railway station is at a distance of 60 kilometers from the city. The region includes 1 city, 1 settlement and 125 villages.
In the Lachin region, the total area of which is 1,835 square kilometers, there are 72 thousand hectares of pasture land and 34 thousand hectares of dense forest. The region is located in a mountainous area, the highest point is the Gyzylbogaz peak (3594 meters above sea level). The rivers Shalva and Minkand flowing through the territory of the region, merging, flow into the river Khakari (length 113 km), which originates from the territory of the region.
Armenian armed formations occupied the Lachin region on May 18, 1992.
The withdrawal of the occupying forces of Armenia from the Lachin region became possible thanks to the political will and outstanding leadership skills of the President of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev.
On September 27, the Azerbaijani army, preventing another provocation of the Armenian armed forces at the front, launched a counteroffensive, liberating several regions, hundreds of villages, towns and strategic heights. The 44-day Patriotic War was crowned with a brilliant victory for the Azerbaijani army.
Having suffered defeat on the battlefield, Armenia was forced to sign an act of surrender.
On December 1, 2020, units of the Azerbaijani army entered the region and raised the tricolor flag of Azerbaijan over the liberated Lachin.
Currently, restoration work is underway in Lachin, a new infrastructure is being created. About 80 thousand residents of Lachin are eagerly awaiting a historic return to their homelands.
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More than 30 travelers of the Club 100 arrived in the Lachin district, Report informs.
On May 11, famous travelers from Sweden arrived in Karabakh and East Zangazur. During the three-day trip, they visit the liberated territories of Azerbaijan to get acquainted with the destruction committed by Armenia during the occupation, as well as with the progress of restoration work.
The day before they visited Fuzuli and Aghdam.
Over the past 2 years, representatives of international travel clubs - Etic, MTP, TCC, NomadMania and the Turkish Travel Club have visited Karabakh and East Zangazur. This trip is the 7th one.
This dark tourism trip is important for raising awareness about the situation in the territories of Azerbaijan liberated from occupation.