Khojaly

About Khojaly

Khojaly is a historical and cultural part of Azerbaijan. It belongs to the Khojaly-Gadabay culture dating back to the 14th-7th centuries B.C.

What happened?

In all, the assault and capture of the Khojaly town took the lives of 613 of its people, including 106 women, 63 children and 70 elderly.

Why Khojaly?

Armenia deliberately planned the attack and most of the Armenians took it as “revenge” against civil population of Khojaly.

Khojaly Today

With the hope for restoration of a new life after the cold winter, Khojaly residents believe that the almond tree will blossom again in KHOJALY.

In this part of the project you may get briefly acquainted with the Khojaly district in general, its geographical, natural, and historical background, the way of life before the occupation; how Khojaly city razed to the ground by Armenians in the cold winter of 1992 and its civilians were killed and tortured with special brutality; why the occupation of the Khojaly as a strategic location and killing innocent people were significant for Armenians; and lastly, the Patriotic War for the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions and the hope for returning back and commence the reconstruction and revival of the life in those territories.