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Azerbaijan. This time Azerbaijan’s western lands were the major targets. On May 5, 1938, a
decision was adopted to give more than two hectares of land in the border area of Armenia
and Azerbaijan to Armenia. In 1945, after World War II was over, attempts were made to unite
Azerbaijan’s Mountainous KarabakhAutonomous Region toArmenia and when they were un-
successful, the Azerbaijanis living in Armenia were deported (1948-1953) from their historical
lands. Even though the emptied villages were resettled with Armenians, their claim to obtain
land from Azerbaijan was not prevented. Under the pressure of the USSR leadership, which
supported Armenia’s land claims against Azerbaijan and the anti-Turkey and anti-Azerbaijan
Map 15
Source: Экономическо-информационный
справочник. Вып.1. Тифлис, 1934
sion of the Transcaucasian Central Executive Committee, 657 sq. kilometers of Nakhchivan
territory, specifically Sherur district’s Gurdbulag, Khajik, Horadiz, and Nakhchivan counties;
Shahbuz district’s Ogbin, Agkhaj, Almali, Itgiran, and Sultanbey villages; Ordubad district’s
Gorchevan village; and a part of Kilid village lands were given to Armenia. In 1930, Eldere,
Lehvaz, Astazur, Nuvedi, and other residential areas were given to Armenia and Mehri district
was established in those areas.”
In 1936, the three republics in the TSFSR were separated and remained in the USSR. During
that period, Armenia followed its path to expand its territories at the expense of the lands of
Schematic Map Divided Into Districts TSFSR