The Khojavand region was established on the base of Martuni and Hadrut regions after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region was liquidated in 1991. The territory of the region is 1,458 square kilometers. The population was 41,216 people on the eve of occupation. The Khojavand city (regional center), two large settlements (Girmizi Bazar and Hadrut) and 83 villages are situated in the region.
More than 100 residents of the Khojavand region died fighting for their Motherland.
According to the operational center controlling the destructive influence exerted on the environment and natural resources in the Azerbaijani occupied territories, drug crops planted in the occupied territory of Khojavand region are delivered to various countries. The flora and fauna are destroyed. Trees are cut down and transported to Armenia and other countries as building materials.