39°38′0″N 46°33′0″E / 39.63333°N 46.55000°E
Lachin District | |
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 Map of Azerbaijan showing Lachin District | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Region | East Zangezur |
| Established | 8 August 1930 |
| Capital | Lachin |
| Settlements[1] | 127 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Agil Nazarli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,840 km2 (710 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 78,600 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:00 (AZT) |
| Postal code | 4100 |
| Website | lachin-ih |
Lachin District (Azerbaijani: Laçın rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country, belonging to the East 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]
The territory of the district was established in 1930 and given the status of a district. The district was occupied by the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh from 1992 until late 2020,[4] when the district was surrendered to Azerbaijan per the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement which ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.[5][6] A small part of the district, excluding its capital, called the Lachin corridor is controlled by a Russian peacekeeping force.
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Lachin province, which lies between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, was the last of the three areas on the rim of Nagorno-Karabakh that Armenian forces surrendered in December 2020.