Kosalar, Khojaly Explained

Official Name:	Kosalar
Pushpin Map:	Azerbaijan#Karabakh
Pushpin Mapsize:	300
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:	District
Subdivision Name1:	Khojaly
Timezone:	AZT
Utc Offset:	+4
Coordinates:	39.8114°N 46.6739°W
Elevation M:	1507

Kosalar is a village in Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village had an Azerbaijani majority prior to their expulsion during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.^[1] It was captured by the separatist Armenian forces in 1992 and was administrated as part of the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh until the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Карта 33. Зона конфликта в Нагорном Карабахе (1988–1994...) . . iriston.com .
2. https://2001-2009.state.gov/p/eur/rls/or/13508.htm#822 U.S. Department of State -1993 UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh
3. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/28/nagorno-karabakh-separatist-government-says-dissolve-azerbaijan-armenia Nagorno-Karabakh’s breakaway government says it will dissolve itself, The Guardian, 28 Sep 2023, retrieved on 8 Nov 2023