Lachin

Lachin (Azerbaijani: Laçın, literally "hawk") or Berdzor (Armenian: Բերձոր), formerly Abdallyar, Datschin) is a town internationally recognized de jure as part of Azerbaijan, but currently controlled by the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). Lachin was historically part of the Artsakh and Syunik regions of historic Armenia for most of the ancient and medieval time, but was arbitrarely given to Soviet Azerbaijan in 1923 by the Soviet Authorities. Since 1992 after its liberation by Nagorno-Karabakh defense forces, the area has been under the control of NKR, which has renamed the town Berdzor, and acts as the capital of Kashatagh Region. The government of Azerbaijan considers it to be the regional center of its Lachin Rayon. The town and its surrounding region serve as the

Lachin

Lachin (Azerbaijani: Laçın, literally "hawk") or Berdzor (Armenian: Բերձոր), formerly Abdallyar, Datschin) is a town internationally recognized de jure as part of Azerbaijan, but currently controlled by the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). Lachin was historically part of the Artsakh and Syunik regions of historic Armenia for most of the ancient and medieval time, but was arbitrarely given to Soviet Azerbaijan in 1923 by the Soviet Authorities. Since 1992 after its liberation by Nagorno-Karabakh defense forces, the area has been under the control of NKR, which has renamed the town Berdzor, and acts as the capital of Kashatagh Region. The government of Azerbaijan considers it to be the regional center of its Lachin Rayon. The town and its surrounding region serve as the