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	'''Lachin''' ({{lang-az\|Laçın}}, {{lang-hy\|Լաչին}}, {{lang-ku\|Laçîn}}) is a town in ], and is the center of the rayon of ]. Since ] the area has been under the control of the '']'' independent ~~unrecognized~~ ], ~~its Azerbaijani~~ and ~~Kurdish~~ ~~population~~ ~~was deported, and the Armenian leadership calls it~~ '''Berdzor''' ({{lang-hy\|Բերդձոր}}). The town and surrounding region serve as the strategic ] connecting the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic with ].		'''Lachin''' ({{lang-az\|Laçın}}, {{lang-hy\|Լաչին}}, {{lang-ku\|Laçîn}}) is a town in ], and the biggest population center in the rayon of ]. Since ] the area has been under the control of the '']'' independent ], and has been renamed '''Berdzor''' ({{lang-hy\|Բերդձոր}}). An earlier name for Lachin was Ardalar. <ref>Karapetian, Samvel. ''Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabagh''. Yerevan, 2001, p. 169.</ref> The town and its surrounding region serve as the strategic ], connecting the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic with ].

	==Lachin Kurds==		==Lachin Kurds==
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	The ~~town~~ was inhabited by nomadic ] tribes in the 18th century. Eventually, this population became the majority in most parts of the region, particularly around Lachin. The town of Lachin on ], ], became the capital of ] often known as Red Kurdistan. It was dissolved on ], ]. According to what Bushkapin wrote, official statistics of ] showed that there were 3,322 Kurdish speakers in Lachin. These figures did not include ~~those~~ individuals who did not speak Kurdish but nonetheless defined themselves as Kurds.<ref>http://www.kurdmedia.com/articles.asp?id=7856</ref> Most of the Kurdish population in Lachin were Shi'a ~~muslims~~. Most of the Kurdish population of Lachin was deported by the ] authorities, in late 1930s. Many Kurds still were able to remain in the town and there was a Kurdish minority in the area before the Nagorno-Karabakh war started. In ], the ] was declared in Armenia by a group led by ], but this attempt failed{{Fact\|date=February 2008}}. Mustafayev took refuge in ].		The region was inhabited by nomadic ] tribes in the 18th century. Eventually, this population became the majority in most parts of the region, particularly around Lachin. The town of Lachin on ], ] became the capital of ], often known as Red Kurdistan. It was dissolved on ], ]. According to what Bushkapin wrote, official statistics of ] showed that there were 3,322 Kurdish speakers in Lachin. These figures did not include individuals who did not speak Kurdish but nonetheless defined themselves as Kurds.<ref>http://www.kurdmedia.com/articles.asp?id=7856</ref> Most of the Kurdish population in Lachin were Shi'a Muslims. Most of the Kurdish population of Lachin was deported by the ] authorities in late 1930s. Many Kurds still were able to remain in the town and there was a Kurdish minority in the area before the Nagorno-Karabakh war started. In ], the ] was declared in Armenia by a group led by ], but this attempt failed{{Fact\|date=February 2008}}. Mustafayev took refuge in ].

	==Terrain==		==Terrain==

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**Lachin**
Map of Azerbaijan showing Lachin rayon
Population:	65.542
Area (sq. km.):	1.883
Majority people
Majority speaking
Religion
Capital:	Lachin
Number of villages	125
Number of towns	2

Lachin (Template:Lang-az, Template:Lang-hy, Template:Lang-ku) is a town in Azerbaijan, and the biggest population center in the rayon of Lachin. Since 1992 the area has been under the control of the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and has been renamed Berdzor (Template:Lang-hy). An earlier name for Lachin was Ardalar. The town and its surrounding region serve as the strategic Lachin corridor, connecting the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic with Armenia.

Lachin Kurds

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The region was inhabited by nomadic Kurdish tribes in the 18th century. Eventually, this population became the majority in most parts of the region, particularly around Lachin. The town of Lachin on July 7, 1923 became the capital of Kurdistan Uyezd, often known as Red Kurdistan. It was dissolved on April 8, 1929. According to what Bushkapin wrote, official statistics of 1931 showed that there were 3,322 Kurdish speakers in Lachin. These figures did not include individuals who did not speak Kurdish but nonetheless defined themselves as Kurds. Most of the Kurdish population in Lachin were Shi'a Muslims. Most of the Kurdish population of Lachin was deported by the Soviet authorities in late 1930s. Many Kurds still were able to remain in the town and there was a Kurdish minority in the area before the Nagorno-Karabakh war started. In 1992, the Lachin Kurdish Republic was declared in Armenia by a group led by Wekîl Mustafayev, but this attempt failed. Mustafayev took refuge in Italy.

Terrain

The town is scenically built on the side of a mountain. The Ahavni River runs by the town.

Nagorno-Karabakh war

Lachin town and the surrounding rayon were the location of severe fighting during the 1990-1994 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and the town has not recovered from the destruct of that war. Lachin is the most important town under Armenian control because of the Lachin corridor which attaches Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. The OSCE Minsk group co-chairs noted that "Lachin has been treated as a separate case in previous negotiations". This is because Lachin is Nagorno Karabakh's humanitarian and security corridor. Without it, Nagorno-Karabakh would remain an isolated enclave. It is because of Lachin's political and geographic reality and security dimension, that it is viewed differently in the negotiation process. The Lachin corridor and the Kelbajar district have been at the center of Armenian demands during the Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks with Azerbaijan.