Emotions run high as dozens of refugees – for the first time in nearly three decades – return to Zangilan province liberated by Azerbaijan in 2020 war with rival Armenia
Emotions ran high as repatriates stepped down from buses in Agali village's windswept central square, where a new fountain sparkled under a sweltering sun.
Almost 60 people moved back to a village they had to flee in 1993 when Armenian forces attacked and occupied the region, claiming thousands of lives, an official said on Tuesday. "At this stage, a total of 41 families will return" over the next five days to the newly rebuilt village of Agali in Zangilan, Hajiyev added.Emotions ran high as repatriates stepped down from buses in Agali's windswept central square, where a new fountain sparkled under a sweltering sun.