gave the area away to AONK. It was occupied by Armenian forces with the support of the Armenian Armed Forces on 23 July 1993, and the settlement was completely destroyed and the population of the city was allowed to migrate to the east, into Azerbaijan. Today, Agdam, located in the buffer zone between the Armenian and Azerbaijani forces, looks like a ghost town. It was founded in the 18th century and received city status in 1928. It is 365 km away from Baku . In accordance with the ceasefire agreement signed between Azerbaijan and Armenia on 10 November 2020, the entire Aghdam District passed under the control of Azerbaijan on 20 November 2020. According to the 2008 census, its population is 39,900 people. Population 108,554 people lived in the district in 1979. Population rose to 131,293 in 1989, of whom 28,000 lived in the town of Aghdam and over 103,000 in villages and other rural areas. Following Aghdam's capture following Battle of Aghdam, all of Azerbaijani residents in Armenian-occupied areas were forced to flee. According to the Azerbaijani census of 2009, the nominal population of the district was 175,400. Internally displaced people Internally displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding occupied regions were moved to Aghdam district from tent settlements around the country. They live in new houses built by the government. References External links Report by Célia Chauffour on Aghdam for Caucaz.com HRW report on the conflict Districts of Azerbaijan Closed cities