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KHOJALY, Azerbaijan, April 29. The Great Return
to Azerbaijan’s liberated territories continues in line with
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev’s directives, Trend reports.
Persons returning to Ballija village in the Khojaly district are
former IDP families who earlier temporarily settled in various
parts of the country, mainly in dormitories, sanatoriums, and
administrative buildings.
At this stage, 15 families (68 people) returned to the
village.
The former IDPs returning to the native village thanked
President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva
for their comprehensive care and expressed gratitude to the valiant
Azerbaijani Army, which liberated the lands from occupation, and
wished repose of the martyrs’ souls.
Currently, about 40,000 people live in Karabakh and Eastern
Zangezur. Among them are former internally displaced persons who
have returned to these areas, as well as employees involved in the
implementation of restoration and construction projects, employees
of local departments of various government agencies, and
specialists employed in healthcare, education, culture, tourism,
industry, and energy institutions that have resumed their
activities.
To recall, from 1992 to 2020, the village of Ballija was under
the occupation of the Armenian Armed Forces and was under the
control of the separatist regime. During this period, an Armenian
army weapons depot was established in this village. It was
liberated as a result of local anti-terrorist measures on September
19–20, 2023.
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