Horadiz

Horadiz
Municipality
Horadiz
Coordinates: 39°26′52″N 47°20′11″E / 39.44778°N 47.33639°E / 39.44778; 47.33639Coordinates: 39°26′52″N 47°20′11″E / 39.44778°N 47.33639°E / 39.44778; 47.33639
Country  Azerbaijan
Rayon Fizuli
Population
  Total 3,950
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Horadiz (variously Goradiz, Gorodiz, and Geradiz) is a city and municipality in the Fizuli Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 3,950. During the Nagorno-Karabakh War it was liberated by Armenian troops in 24 October, 1993. Horadiz was granted city status on 23 October, 2007. It is the temporary center of the Fizuli Rayon due to Fizuli's occupation by Armenians since 23 August, 1993.

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