Over 200 Azerbaijani refugees move to Agaly village

Other ten families of internally displaced persons (IDPs, or forced migrants) have moved to new houses built in the village of Agaly, Zangilan District. Thus, the first stage of resettlement to the village, where 201 people now live, is over.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on July 19, Azerbaijani authorities announced the start of a mass refugees' return to Nagorno-Karabakh. On this day, 10 IDP families, 45 people in total, who had been temporarily accommodated in the town of Zangilan and in the village of Masazir, Apsheron District, moved to new houses built in the village of Agaly, Zangilan District. On July 21 and 23, 21 other families also moved to Agaly.

In this village, which came under Azerbaijan's control after the 2020 autumn, houses are provided together with land plots. A total of 1357 out of 1457 forced migrants expressed their desire to return home there.

The "Report" outlet has noted that the villagers who have returned to their homes had experienced exciting moments. According to Bakhtiyar Abdullaev, one of the migrants, he was born in the village in 1976; and during the war he and his family had to move to Sumgait.

"Glory to the Almighty that we have returned to our native village; there's no limit to my joy," Mr Abdullaev has stated.

Earlier, Azerbaijani economists pointed to possible problems in residents' resettlement. It is not enough to give people housing; it's necessary to create infrastructure and jobs, Natig Djafarli has noted.