In the last months of 1988, tens of thousands of Azerbaijanis expelled from Armenia and later from Nagorno-Karabakh were brought to the Aghdam region

In the last months of 1988, tens of thousands of Azerbaijanis expelled from Armenia and later from Nagorno-Karabakh were brought to the Aghdam region. [2] On July 4, 1993, Armenian forces bombed Aghdam with artillery, destroying most of the city, and as a result, .soldiers and civilians were evacuated from the city. [3] On July 23, 1993, the city of Aghdam was occupied by the Armenian army. On November 20, 2020, according to the terms of the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire declaration, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces will enter the city of Agdam. .This puts an end to the occupation of Aghdam. [4] According to the Azerbaijani government's plans, Agdam will be the country's fourth largest city and will be home to 100,000 people. [5]

.As a result of the military aggression that lasted until May 12, 1994, the Armenians managed to occupy 846.7 square kilometers of the territory of the Aghdam region, ie 77.4 percent of the total area. [.2] In the bloody battles for more than 5 years for the defense of Aghdam, 5897 martyrs, 3531 invalids and 1871 orphans were killed. [2] Thousands of people were physically disabled, and more than 126,000 people were displaced from their homes. [2]

There are many architectural and artistic monuments with ancient history in Aghdam.Among them are the mausoleum built in the XIX century, the tomb of Khanoglu, the tomb of Panah khan, the building of Panah khan, two chest-like monuments, the 15th century Sardaba and the fortress of Hatem Malik. [31] The author of the Tea House, which opened on July 26, 1986, was Naig Samadov, who worked as a chief architect in Agdam in 1984-1988olub. [32] The tea house was built on the idea of ​​academician Khudu Mammadov. [33] A similar tea house was built on May 10, 2015 in Guzanli settlement of Aghdam region. [.

Aghdam is represented by Karabakh in the Azerbaijani Premier League.After the occupation of the city of Aghdam by the Armenian Armed Forces, Karabakh held home games for a time in the Guzanli settlement, and then in the capital, Baku. [42] On August 24, 2017, "Karabakh" qualified for the group stage of the Champions League for the first time in the history of Azerbaijani football. [43] From 1952 until the Karabakh war, the Imarat Stadium was located in the city.

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