Khojaly, Nagorno-Karabakh
Khojaly (Azerbaijani: Xocalı, ⓘ; Armenian: Խոջալու, romanized: Khojalu) is a town in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Khojaly
Xocalı | |
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Khojaly Khojaly | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′40″N 46°47′21″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 1,397 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (UTC) |
The town was the second largest Azerbaijani town in the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast until the mass killing and exodus of its Azerbaijani population during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Stepanakert Airport is located to the immediate south of the town.
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