Zogalbulag

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Drakhtik (Armenian: Դրախտիկ, meaning: Small Paradise) or Zogalbulag - a town in Xocavend Rayonu of Azerbaijan. In the Soviet Union era Drakhtik was Armenian populated village in Hadrut District of Nagorno-Karabakh Region in Azerbaijani SSR. According to referendum of independence at 1991 the whole district of Hadrut became a part of the Artsakh Republic, but soon as many other village of Hadrut district was captured by Azeri forces. The village was recaptured by Armenian forces on 2 October 1992 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was back to Hadrut Province of the Republic of Artsakh. It was captured again by on 9 November 2020 by mixture of Azerbaijani army backed by Turkish special forces, and groups of terrorist-mercenaries from Pakistan, Syria, Libia and Afghanistan. Part of Armenian population rescued by leaving the village, part was killed at their homes, part was took captive. According to Armenian authorities during the occupation of Drakhtik there were numerous cases of vandalism against the Armenian cultural heritage, particularly - destruction of Surb Grigor Narekatsi church (1645) and Armenian cemetery dated 17-18 centuries. Azerbaijan ministry of defence published a video of the village on 22 December 2020 confirming full Azerbaijani control. Azerbaijani authorities soon made decree to change the centuries old name of Drakhtik into the Zogalbulak (Clear Spring in Turkish).