title: Abdal, Azerbaijan
text: # Abdal, Azerbaijan
  
  Abdal is a village in the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan.
  
  ## History
  
  The village was captured by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh war and all of its original Azerbaijani inhabitants were driven out. It was administrated as part of the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh under the same name (Աբդալ). The village was returned to Azerbaijan on 20 November 2020 per the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
  
  