64 Azerbaijani families returned to Khojavend

Today, 253 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the city during the Karabakh conflict returned to Khojavend.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on February 20, the first groups of former internally displaced persons (IDPs) returned to the city of Khojavend and the village of the same name . Fifty families (194 people) returned to Khojavend.

Today, a group of 253 former internally displaced persons (64 families) was sent to the city of Khojavend, APA reports.

These families were previously resettled in various regions of Azerbaijan, primarily in dormitories, sanatoriums, and administrative buildings, the agency writes.

Former internally displaced person Sabir Kerimov today shared his impressions of returning to his hometown. "We are all happy that justice has prevailed," he told the Report news agency.

Kerimov announced plans to "spend the rest of his life in his native land with his family," the publication said.

15:53 ​​25.03.2026

Employment difficulties have become an obstacle to the return of Azerbaijanis to Karabakh

Azerbaijani residents returning to Karabakh are settling in and finding work. Despite persistent problems with employment and infrastructure, the displaced persons report improved living conditions.

As a reminder, on September 19-20, 2023, Azerbaijan launched large-scale military operations and took control 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" has prepared a report entitled "The Beginning and End of the Unrecognized Republic of Artsakh".

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

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