There were more than 250 houses in Sirkhavend, with about 2,000 inhabitants.
As a result of armed aggression by Armenia 20 percent of the territory of Azerbaijan has been under occupation since more than a quarter of a century. Over 1 million Azerbaijanis were subjected to ethnic cleansing and have been forced to leave their homes to become refugees and IDPs in their own country. Sirkhavend villagers had to leave their houses as well.
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