Hadrut
Hadrut
Հադրութ | |
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Town | |
View of Hadrut in 2021 | |
Hadrut | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′00″N 47°01′48″E / 39.51667°N 47.03000°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| District | Khojavend |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 4,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (UTC) |
Hadrut (ⓘ, Armenian: Հադրութ) is an Armenian town in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The town had an ethnic Armenian-majority population, until the expulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. The town had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Numerous Armenian civilians were killed in and around Hadrut by Azerbaijani forces during or after the battle. Subsequently, Azerbaijani soldiers vandalized Armenian-owned property, including the local church and cemetery, obliterating its gravestones.