Great Return: Azerbaijan’s Khojaly, Aghdara welcome new residents PHOTO / UPDATED

On November 13, families resettled in the village of Vangli in Azerbaijan’s Aghdara district were officially handed the keys to their new homes.

The Public Relations Department of the Restoration, Construction and Management Service in the city of Khankandi, Aghdara and Khojaly districts reported that, to date, 45 individuals from 11 families have been relocated to Vangli village, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media.

During the key handover ceremony, Deputy Executive Director of the Service, Mahmud Afandiyev, emphasized that, under the directive of the Azerbaijani president, the resettlement process in territories liberated from occupation is being carried out in a systematic and organized manner. He noted that all essential infrastructure has been fully restored in the village, including utility networks, roads, and water supply systems, to ensure safe and comfortable living conditions for the new residents.

Following the ceremony, the families moved into their newly completed homes, marking the next phase in Azerbaijan’s efforts to restore and revitalize communities in liberated territories.

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New groups of former internally displaced persons have commenced returning to the Khojaly district, arriving in the villages of Dashbulag and Badara as part of ongoing resettlement efforts.

Nine families, totaling 31 individuals, have settled in Dashbulag, while six families, comprising 19 people, have relocated to Badara, Caliber.Az reports via local media.

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Another group of former internally displaced persons (IDPs) has departed for permanent settlement in the villages of Dashbulag and Badara in the Khojaly district, as well as Vangli village in the Aghdara district.

According to the latest data, nine families comprising 31 people are resettling in Dashbulag, six families (19 people) in Badara, and 11 families (45 people) in Vangli, Caliber.Az reports per local media.

With this latest relocation, the total number of families who have returned to Dashbulag has reached 30 (122 people), to Badara – 37 (136 people), and to Vangli – 96 (374 people).

The resettlement is being carried out within the framework of Azerbaijan’s Great Return program, launched following the end of the occupation in November 2020 and the restoration of the country’s territorial integrity. The large-scale state program aims to ensure the safe and dignified return of IDPs to their revitalized ancestral lands.

By Sabina Mammadli