Lachin District

Lachin District (Azerbaijani: Laçın rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Eastern Zangezur Economic Region.^[3] The district borders the districts of Kalbajar, Khojaly, Shusha, Khojavend, Qubadli, and the Syunik Province of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Lachin. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 78,600.^[2]

Lachin District
District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Lachin District
Country	Azerbaijan
Region	Eastern Zangezur
Established	8 August 1930
Capital	Lachin
Settlements[1]	127
Area
• Total	1,840 km2 (710 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	78,600
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code	4100
Website	lachin-ih.gov.az

The district was occupied by Armenia in 1992 and all of its original Azerbaijani population was either expelled or killed. Armenian forces controlled the district from 1992 until late 2020,^[4] when the district was returned to Azerbaijan per the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement which ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.^[5]