Hadrut

Azerbaijan / Xocavend / Hadrut /

Hadrut (Armenian: Հադրութ) is a town in South Caucasus, in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan.
In the 15th and 16th century, many of the fortifications, churches and settlements around Hadrut were destroyed by Ottoman and Safavid forces as they fought for control of the South Caucasus.
During the Soviet period, Hadrut became the centre of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast within Azerbaijan SSR.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   39°31'8"N   47°1'59"E