BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 12. The next group
of former internally displaced persons (IDPs) has been sent to
Hasanriz village in the Aghdara district, Trend's Karabakh bureau
reports.
In line with President Ilham Aliyev’s instructions, the Great
Return to the liberated territories is underway, as 16 families (74
people) begin a new chapter in the village.
At this stage, families are being relocated to Hasanriz from the
Tartar district. The families heading to the village had previously
been settled in various parts of the country, mainly in
dormitories, sanatoriums, and administrative buildings.
The "Great Return" in Azerbaijan is a national program focused
on rebuilding and repopulating the Karabakh and East Zangezur
regions, liberated after the 2020 war, to facilitate the safe,
dignified, and voluntary return of internally displaced persons
(IDPs) to their ancestral lands by restoring infrastructure,
creating jobs, and developing modern, sustainable settlements. Key
elements include massive reconstruction (roads, housing, schools),
economic revitalization through new industrial zones, and
integrating social services to ensure long-term prosperity for
returning families, aiming for a cultural and physical rebirth of
these territories.
