Azerbaijan’s foremost national priority today is the comprehensive development of its ancient and historic lands - the territories of Garabagh and Eastern Zangezur - and ensuring that their rightful inhabitants, who were forced to leave more than three decades ago, can finally return to their ancestral homes. This mission lies at the heart of the country’s “Great Return” program, which represents both a national revival and a long-awaited restoration of justice.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s recent visit to Garabagh and Eastern Zangezur underscores the country’s determined post-conflict reconstruction efforts, highlighting the successful implementation of this ambitious state program. Launched immediately after Azerbaijan regained territorial control following the 2020 Patriotic War, the Great Return initiative aims to restore cities and villages, ensure the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs), and create sustainable social, economic, and cultural infrastructure across the liberated territories. Five years after the liberation of Jabrayil, Fuzuli, and Zangilan districts, the program is demonstrably transforming the region into a thriving hub of residential, industrial, and cultural development.

On October 28, President Aliyev participated in the opening of the first phase of Horovlu village in Jabrayil district. Originally occupied by Armenia in 1993, Horovlu was liberated on October 4, 2020. Spanning 248 hectares, the village now features 334 individual houses, modern utilities including water, electricity, gas, solar panels, and high-speed internet, as well as Garabagh carpet-patterned facades. The first phase of the project also includes a 624-seat........

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