44 Azerbaijani families returned to Jabrayil

Members of 44 Azerbaijani families who left the city during the Karabakh conflict have returned to Jabrayil.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, on July 25, 50 families (199 people) who left the city during the Karabakh conflict returned to Jabrayil.

Today, 44 families (166 people) of internally displaced persons, who were previously resettled mainly in hostels, sanatoriums and administrative buildings, are returning to Jebrail, Trend reports.

Of these, 34 families (121 people) left Baku, 10 families (45 people) - from the Bilasuvar region, APA writes.

Recall that Azerbaijanis from Karabakh settlements were forced to leave their homes after the start of the first Karabakh war. The return of the displaced persons began after Azerbaijan took control of these territories. On November 10, 2023, the Azerbaijani authorities announced that by 2026 they planned to resettle 140,000 people to the territories of Karabakh that came under the control of Baku.

By August 2024, 2,036 families (7,901 people) of internally displaced persons have returned to the territories of Karabakh that came under the control of Baku.

Azerbaijani displaced persons complained about the difficulties of returning to Karabakh. In particular, they noted that there are not enough jobs in Fizuli. People are looking for opportunities to return to their native places, but in the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan, property issues have not yet been resolved, the displaced persons noted.

Azerbaijani analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" pointed out that simply providing housing to the forced migrants who have returned to their cities is not enough. The authorities must create jobs and build infrastructure, they emphasized.