Həsənqaya, Aghdara
village in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan
Hasangaya (Azerbaijani: Həsənqaya) or Haykajur (Armenian: Հայկաջուր, also Margushevan) is a village in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
History
The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the First Nagorno-Karabakh war when the village came under Azerbaijani control.
During the Soviet period, the village was located in the Mardakert District of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Həsənqaya, Aghdara” is village in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Həsənqaya, Aghdara and village, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “village in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5014313. Authority coordinates are 40.323, 46.849. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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