From 1988 to November 1993, Zangilan was the last region to be invaded; it refused to surrender, resisted Yagi’s attacks, and gave hundreds of martyrs. The district’s people, who were besieged as a result of the occupation of neighboring Gubadli and Jabrayil, saw a way out by crossing the Araz River into Iranian territory. Otherwise, a repeat of the Khojaly incident would be unavoidable. On October 30, 1993, Armenian armed forces occupied the Zangilan region. During the 44-day Patriotic War, one of our victorious army’s greatest successes was crushing enemy forces in Jabrayil district and liberating more than 30 settlements from occupation, allowing them to reach the administrative borders of Zangilan district. On October 18, 2020, our army began the operation to liberate Zangila.
Mr. Ilham Aliyev, Commander-in-Chief and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, stated in his address to the people on October 20, 2020, that 52 villages were liberated from Armenian occupation, in addition to the city of Zangilan, the villages of Havali, Zarnali, Mammadbeyli, Hekari, Sharifan, Mughanli, Minjivan, Aghband, Bartaz settlements, Bartaz Our valiant army not only liberated this area quickly, but also restored the 132-kilometer Azerbaijan-Iran border.
