BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev visited Guzeykhirman village in
the Khojavend district on July 11, said the Press Service of the
President of Azerbaijan.
The head of state was briefed on the restoration of individual
houses and infrastructure in the villages of Guzeykhirman and
Guneykhirman.
President Ilham Aliyev then met with residents who had returned
to both villages.
Emin Huseynov, Special Representative of the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan in the Aghdam, Fuzuli, and Khojavend
districts, briefed the head of state on the completed social
infrastructure projects in the Guzeykhirman and Guneykhirman
villages.
Guneykhirman village is part of the administrative-territorial
unit of the same name in the Khojavend district. The village was
occupied by Armenian armed forces in 1992 and was liberated in 2023
as a result of the anti-terror measures. Before the occupation,
residents were mainly engaged in livestock breeding, viticulture,
and farming. The village had two schools, a kindergarten, a
hospital, a cultural center, a club, a library, a sports complex, a
bakery, and a communications office.
The village has a total of 549 individual houses. Of these, 170
are beyond repair, while 379 can be restored. Fifty houses are
ready for occupancy, while restoration works are continuing in 147
houses. Preparatory works are underway for the restoration of
another 182 houses.
A few days ago, 18 families comprising 72 people returned to the
village.
A number of social infrastructure projects have been implemented
in the village. A new gas pipeline has been laid, the existing gas
line has been repaired, pump equipment has been installed in
sub-artesian wells, and construction of the pumping station is
ongoing. The internal water supply network has been reconstructed,
and a fiber-optic cable has been laid.
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Guzeykhirman village is part of the administrative-territorial
unit of the same name in the Khojavend district. The village was
occupied in 1992 and was liberated as a result of the anti-terror
measures carried out by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in 2023.
Before the occupation, residents were engaged in viticulture, grain
cultivation, and livestock breeding. The village had a secondary
school, kindergartens, a club, and a library.
There are 447 individual houses in Guzeykhirman village. Of
these, 65 are beyond repair, while 382 can be restored. Restoration
works are underway in 244 houses, 100 of which are already ready
for occupancy. Work on the remaining 144 houses will be completed
in the coming months. Preparatory works are also underway for the
restoration of the remaining 138 houses.
A few days ago, in the initial stage, 21 families comprising 87
people returned to the village.
A number of social infrastructure projects have been implemented
in the village. New gas lines have been laid, the existing gas line
has been restored, sub-artesian wells have been equipped with
pumping equipment, and the water supply network and pumping station
have been reconstructed. Existing transformer substations, overhead
power lines, and the internal electricity distribution network have
been restored, and a fiber-optic cable line has been laid. In
addition, the 460-seat Guzeykhirman village secondary school and
the 40-seat nursery-kindergarten have been renovated. Public
catering facilities have also been put into operation in the
village.
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Afterward, the head of state visited the home of village
resident Nizamaddin Aliyev.
