Bashir Hajiyev: Kalbajar remains most heavily mine-contaminated region of Azerbaijan

Domestic policy
  • 21 May, 2026
  • 18:31
Bashir Hajiyev: Kalbajar remains most heavily mine-contaminated region of Azerbaijan

The Kalbajar district remains one of the most mine-contaminated regions of Azerbaijan, stated the special representative of the President of Azerbaijan in the Kalbajar district, Bashir Hajiyev, at WUF13 in Baku, Report informs.

According to him, large-scale restoration and reconstruction work is currently ongoing in Kalbajar.

"Kalbajar is the most mine-contaminated territory. In the period from 2020 to 2026, 222 thousand square meters of territory were demined in the district," Hajiyev noted.

He also reported that during this period, mine explosions occurred several times, resulting in people sustaining injuries of varying severity.