Hadrut (town)

Hadrut (Armenian: Հադրութ Azerbaijani: 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 (formerly the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) 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.[2]

"Hadrut" redirects here. For other uses, see Hadrut (disambiguation).
Hadrut

Հադրութ
The centre of Hadrut
Coat of arms
Hadrut
Coordinates: 39°31′00″N 47°01′48″E
de facto Country Artsakh
de facto ProvinceHadrut
de jure Country Azerbaijan
de jure RayonKhojavend
Elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total4,100 [1]
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC)

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.[3]

During the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the town was controlled 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
Climate data for Hadrut
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1)		 5.4
(41.7)		 9.2
(48.6)		 16.4
(61.5)		 20.2
(68.4)		 25.2
(77.4)		 28.3
(82.9)		 29.2
(84.6)		 23.7
(74.7)		 18.3
(64.9)		 11.6
(52.9)		 7.1
(44.8)		 16.6
(61.9)
Average low °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 0.8
(33.4)		 6.5
(43.7)		 10.8
(51.4)		 14.9
(58.8)		 18.0
(64.4)		 16.9
(62.4)		 13.9
(57.0)		 8.8
(47.8)		 3.7
(38.7)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 7.4
(45.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22
(0.9)		 28
(1.1)		 42
(1.7)		 54
(2.1)		 79
(3.1)		 59
(2.3)		 25
(1.0)		 24
(0.9)		 31
(1.2)		 44
(1.7)		 34
(1.3)		 23
(0.9)		 465
(18.2)
Source: http://en.climate-data.org/location/52897/

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Hadrut is currently twinned with:

  • Hadrut general view
  • A hotel in Hadrut
  • View of Hadrut streets
  • Surp Harutyun (Holly Resurrection) church of Hadrut, opened in 1621
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References
  1. http://stat-nkr.am/files/publications/2015/LXH_tverov_2015.pdf
  2. http://stat-nkr.am/files/publications/2015/LXH_tverov_2015.pdf
  3. Law of Azerbaijan Republic on Abolishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan Republic "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2011-08-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Official page of Vagarshapat city
  5. Hadrut (NKR) and Burbank (USA) Became Sister Cities


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