Karki (Azerbaijan)
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Karki (also known as Kyarki or Tigranashen) is an exclave of Azerbaijan's Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. It is part of the Sadarak rayon (district) and is completely surrounded by Armenia and has been first occupied by it on January 13, 1990,[1][2] although the Armenian military control has solidified only in 1992 according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW). About 2,000 refugees from Kerki now live in the main territory of Naxcivan, mostly in the village Yeni Karki (New Karki).[3][4][5][6] The main highway connecting northern Armenia with southern Armenia passes right by this village. Today, the village is mostly inhabited by Armenians due to a forceful population exchange between Armenia and Azerbaijan during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. It is named Tigranashen by the Armenian government. According to Azerbaijani sources, the Azerbaijani cemetery was also destroyed during the military action[7].
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