KHOJAVEND, Azerbaijan, February 27. A total of
792 private houses will be overhauled in Khojavend town this year,
Fidan Mammadli, the employee of the Restoration, Construction and
Management Service in Aghdam, Fuzuli, and Khojavend districts, told
Trend's Karabakh
bureau.
She said that the Khojavend district covers 1,510 square
kilometers and has a population of 12,500, comprising one town, two
settlements, and 80 villages.
According to her, after the district's liberation,
reconstruction and restoration work are continuing intensively in
the area.
Mammadli noted that in total, the town has 980 individual
houses. Of them, 133 are unfit for use, while 847 are partially
usable. Currently, 55 of the partially usable houses are ready for
occupancy, and 792 additional houses are scheduled for repair this
year.
The official recalled that according to the Great Return
program, relocation to the district began in September last year,
and so far, the return of the population to five settlements,
including the town, has been ensured.
As many as 50 families (194 people) returned to Khojavend town,
142 families (604 people) to Girmizi Bazar settlement, 85 families
(360 people) to Sos village, 58 families (233 people) to Hadrut
settlement, and 20 families (94 people) to Khojavend village.
Khojavend town was occupied by Armenian forces in 1992 and was
liberated by Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces during the anti-terror
measures in September 2023.
