Gülablı
| Gülablı Vazgenashen | |
|---|---|
  Gülablı Vazgenashen | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′51″N 46°56′50″E / 39.88083°N 46.94722°ECoordinates: 39°52′51″N 46°56′50″E / 39.88083°N 46.94722°E | |
| Country |
 Azerbaijan (de jure) |
| Unrecognized country |
 Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de facto) |
| Province |
Agdam Rayon Martuni Province |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
Gülablı (Armenian: Գյուլափլը, also spelled Gyulably and Gyulaply) or Vazgenashen (Armenian: Վազգենաշեն) is a village in the province of Martuni in the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and a de jure part of the Agdam Rayon of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Its population as of 2005 stood at 226.[1]
Drone shootdown
On September 12, 2011, an UAV was reportedly shot down by the air defense arm of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army (NKDA) over the airspace of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, near Vazgenashen, previously known as Gulably.[2] Preliminary investigations carried out by the NKDA have determined the model to be a Hermes 450 type.[3]
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense initially denied losing any drones. But several days later the state news agency APA, citing a Turkish tabloid newspaper, came out with an elaborate explanation that the UAV was supposedly operated by Israel and making reconnaissance flights from Armenia to spy on Iran.[4]
Notes
- ↑ De Facto and De Jure Population by Administrative Territorial Distribution and Sex, Results of 2005 census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
- ↑ "Armenia: Military Downed Drone Plane Operated By Azerbaijani Armed Forces." Armenian Reporter. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ↑ Mortimer, Gary. "Armenian military shoot down Israeli made drone operated by Azerbaijani armed forces." sUAS News. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ↑ Kocera, Joshua. "Azerbaijani Media: That Drone Wasn't Ours -- It Was Israel's!." Eurasianet. September 20, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
