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| '''Fizuli''' is a raion of ], partially under the military control of Armenian forces<ref>]. | |||
| '''Fizuli''' is in ]. In antiquity this territory was part of the province of ]; in ] it was part of Armenian princedom ]; at 17-18 centuries it was part of Armenian ]dom ] (). The town of ] was founded in ] as a Russian settlement ]; in 1959 it was renamed to Fizuli after the poet ].<ref></ref> Part of this region is now under the occupation of ] from ], whom have renamed it to its original name (prior to Mongolian invasion), '''Varanda''' ({{lang-hy|Վարանդա}}). | |||
| The town of ] was founded in ] as a ] settlement under the name ]. In ], the town and the associated ] were renamed to Fizuli after the medieval poet ]<ref></ref>. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Fizuli is a raion of Azerbaijan, partially under the military control of Armenian forces since the end of Nagorno-Karabakh War.
The town of Fizuli was founded in 1827 as a Russian settlement under the name Karyagino. In 1959, the town and the associated raion were renamed to Fizuli after the medieval poet Muhammad Fuzûlî.
References
- [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/02/908366e9-f535-4958-9383-09f351a1ef0c.html Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Nagorno-Karabakh: Timeline Of The Long Road To Peace, February 10, 2006
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Fizuli (town in Azerbaijan SSR).
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