Kalbajar

Kalbajar (Azerbaijani: Kəlbəcər (listen)ⓘ; Armenian: Քարվաճառ, romanized: Karvachar) is a city and the capital of the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. Located on the Tartar river valley, it is 458 kilometres (285 mi) away from the capital Baku.

Kalbajar
Kəlbəcər
From top left:
  • Panorama of the city
  • Kalbajar Museum
  • Mineral hot spring in Kalbajar
  • Dashtak gorge
  • Mountains of Kalbajar
  • General view of the city
Kalbajar
Kalbajar
Coordinates: 40°06′24″N 46°02′18″E
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictKalbajar
Elevation
1,584 m (5,197 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total600
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

The city had a population of 7,246 before its occupation by Armenian forces on 2 April 1993, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, which resulted in all of the city's population being expelled, after which the city was repopulated by ethnic Armenians.

The city, alongside the surrounding district, was returned to Azerbaijan on 25 November 2020 per the ceasefire agreement that ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

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