Azerbaijan starts revival of two more villages in Zangezur PHOTO/VIDEO

A stage of large-scale construction works has started in the Mahruzlu and Zilanli villages of Gubadli district of Azerbaijan.

The villages liberated from years of Armenian occupation during the Patriotic War in autumn 2020 will be distinguished by original modern architecture, and the best conditions will be created for their residents, the press service of the State Service for Restoration, Construction and Management of Eastern Zangezur informed Caliber.Az.

President Ilham Aliyev attended the foundation laying ceremony of Zilanli village on 4 May 2023. It was noted that the village is located 20 km away from the district centre of Gubadli in the area where the Hakari and Bargushad rivers merge, in the neighbourhood of Aghali village of Zangilan district.

The total designed area of the village is 180 hectares. At the initial stage, it is planned to build 159 houses and resettle 772 people. The houses will be two-, three-, four- and five-room houses. It is envisaged that 2,520 people (630 families) will live in the village in the future.