Kalbajar

Kalbajar (Armenie: Քարվաճառ, spelt as Karvachar, Azerbaijani: Kəlbəcər, spelt as Kelbajar, Kälbäjär, Kelbadzhar, Kelbadshar, Kelbadjar, an Kelbadžar an aw) is the admeenistrative centre o Kalbajar Rayon o Azerbaijan. The ceety alang wi the associatit rayon is unner the control o the unrecognizit Nagorno-Karabakh Republic efter it wis captured bi Armenie forces durin the Battle o Kalbajar, near the end o the Nagorno-Karabakh War.^[1]

For the admeenistrative destrict, see Kalbajar Rayon.

Kalbajar/Karvachar Քարվաճառ
Coat airms
Kalbajar/Karvachar
Coordinates: 40°06′24″N 46°02′18″E
Kintra	De-facto Nagorno-Karabakh De-jure Azerbaijan
NKR Province Azerbaijani Rayon	Kalbajar
Population  (2005)
• Total	491
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)

Nagorno-Karabakh War

Armenie an Karabakh forces conquered Kalbajar the Nagorno-Karabakh War, due tae its strategic location atween the umwhile Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast an Armenie.^[2] Human Rights Watch fyndins concludit that durin the Kelbajar affensive Armenie forces "committit several violations o the rules o war, includin forcit displacement o the civilian population, indiscriminate fire, an the takkin o hostages."^[3] This captur wis condemned bi the UN Security Cooncil.^[1]

Lakes, rivers, muntains an zones

Thare are 13 lakes in local plains an muntains. Karvachar’s langest river is the Tartar. Its tributaries are the Tutk­hun, Lev, Zaylik, Alolar, Garaarkhaj (Sar­kar) rivers. Thare are 20 well-kent watter springs an aw. 70-80 per cent o the dest­rict is made up o muntains an each o them haes a name. Syne motor traffeck in muntains is limitit, local fowk hae dividit the destrict in different zones: 1. Upper zone – territories stretchin frae the centre wastwairds 2. Ayrim zone – north-wast 3. Gamishli-Lev zone – north-east 4. Tutgu zone – aurie aroond Zulfugarli- Baslibel 5. Sarsang SES zone – forests in the east 6. The Dalidagh-Sariyer-Keyti zone consists o bare muntains an plains

Gallery

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  Sign at northren steid o the ceety wi Armenie text: "Karvajar is an Armenie fortress".
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  The main street o the ceety.
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  Ither ceety street.
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  Childer playin fitbaa in the ceety.