Hadrut (town)


Hadrut is de facto the administrative center of Hadrut Province, Artsakh and de jure a town in the Khojavend Rayon of Azerbaijan. The town has been de facto part of the Republic of Artsakh since the end of the 1991-94 Nagorno-Karabakh War. According to NKR statistics, the town has a population of 4,100 as of 2015.

History

From 10 September 1939, Hadrut was the capital of the Hadrut rayon within the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic until the abolishment of the Autonomous Oblast on 26 November 1991.
During the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the town was occupied by the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army on 2 October 1992.
The town is home to the "Mika-Hadrut Winery" for brandy, vodka and wine.

Climate

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Hadrut is currently twinned with: