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On-Site Investigation Report on Human Rights in Karabakh

III. Tartar

fter the regions liberated from the occupation, the city of Tartar, which was
Aunder heavy attack during the 44-day war, was visited to conduct exami-
nations. The difference of this visit from those in Shusha and Aghdam is that
Tartar is not in the occupation region and is a province where there is a civilian
settlement.

Tartar Rayon is a settlement located in the west of Azerbaijan, and Tartar prov-
ince is the capital of the rayon. Our first observation when we arrived in the
city within the scope of the on-site examination is that Tartar is a small and
regular settlement. As the first stop of our visit, we went to the Governor’s Of-
fice in the city centre and met with the
head of Tartar Rayon Executive Power
(Governor), Mustaqim Mammadov,
who accompanied our delegation and
conveyed information.

Governor Mammadov informed us
that during the last 44-day war, Tar-
tar was under heavy attack and that
the Armenian Army attacked civilian
settlements with missiles. He em-
phasised that the war should have
been on the front, but Armenia tar-
geted living areas including schools,
houses, and public buildings, aiming
to scare people. He noted that Tartar
had a population of 115,000 of which
101,000 stayed in Tartar despite the
attacks.

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