The 44-day war for the liberation of Azerbaijani lands from Armenian occupation ended with our victory in autumn 2020. The occupied territory of Zangilan district was liberated at the cost of courage of our soldiers, officers and blood of martyrs and gazis. According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated July 31, 2023 “On the establishment of city days in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan”, the 20th of October is solemnly celebrated as Zangilan City Day every year. The order aims to perpetuate the historic victory achieved in the Patriotic War. Thanks to the care and attention of President Ilham Aliyev, the city of Zangilan and Zangilan district, destroyed by Armenian vandals, are being restored and Zangilan residents are returning to their native land.
The digital project “Zangilan” prepared by the Presidential Library is a digital collection of selected materials on the history of Zangilan district, which is part of the East Zangazur Economic Region, our historical, cultural and religious monuments destroyed during the 28-year Armenian occupation, large-scale restoration and construction works that took place after the de-occupation and the Great Return.