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Kamo (Armenian: Կամո) is a village in the Goygol District of Azerbaijan. The village and neighboring Azat had an Armenian population before the exodus of Armenians from Azerbaijan after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1][2]

Kamo Կամո
Kamo Show map of Azerbaijan Kamo Show map of Republic of Artsakh
Coordinates: 40°29′N 46°21′E
Country	Azerbaijan
District	Goygol
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)

In 1989, both villages became home to ethnic Azeri refugees from Sotk (Zod) in Armenia. Azat became the new municipal seat known as Yeni Zod ("New Zod").[3] Kamo was incorporated into Yeni Zod and lost its status as a village in 1999.[4]

Toponymy

The village was formerly known as Hacışen.

History

The village was a part of the Getashen subdisctrict which participated in the Artsakh declaration of independence.[5]

References

External links

• Kamo, Azerbaijan at GEOnet Names Server

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