26 Azerbaijani families have returned to the village of Mammadbeyli.

Members of 26 Azerbaijani families who fled during the Karabakh conflict have returned to the village of Mammadbeyli in the Zangilan district. They have been given the keys to new homes.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on January 27, 2026, 103 members of 20 families of former internally displaced persons (IDPs) returned to the village of Mammadbeyli in the Zangilan district.

Twenty-six families (142 people) of former internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been sent to the village of Mammadbeyli in the Zangilan district. These families were previously housed in dormitories, sanatoriums, children's camps, and unfinished and administrative buildings, Report reported on December 29.

Officials from the Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan in the Jabrayil, Gubadli, and Zangilan districts and the State Committee for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons attended the ceremony, AzerTag reports.

Following the family meeting, ANAMA staff gave them a detailed briefing on the threats posed by mines and unexploded ordnance. Families were strongly advised to stay away from unfamiliar and unidentified objects, and if they were found, to immediately report them to the appropriate authorities.

As a reminder, on September 19-20, 2023, Azerbaijan conducted large-scale military operations and took control of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which began a mass exodus of the Armenian population. By October 7, 2023, 100,632 internally displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh had arrived in Armenia, and by September 2024, only 14 Armenians remained in the region. The "Caucasian Knot" prepared a report "The Beginning and End of the Unrecognized Republic of Artsakh".

Azerbaijani displaced persons complained about the difficulties of returning to Karabakh. In particular, they noted a shortage of jobs in Fizuli. People are seeking opportunities to return to their hometowns, but property issues in the territories under Azerbaijani control have not yet been resolved, the displaced persons noted.

Azerbaijani analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" pointed out that simply providing housing for IDPs returning to their towns is not enough. The authorities must create jobs and build infrastructure, they emphasized.