In November 2020, Azerbaijan liberated its occupied territories in Karabakh and started immediately huge programmes for economic reconstruction of this devastated areas.

Some $1.29 billion were allocated from the 2021 state budget for the reconstruction of the liberated areas.

Fuzuli International Airport was the first major project completed by Azerbaijan. It was inaugurated in October 2021. Construction work continues also at Zangilan and Lachin airports.

The Azerbaijani government is planning to rebuild the city of Agdam. More than 50’000 people are expected to live there in next three years. Agdam is expected to be a modern city where more than 50,000 people will live in nearly three years.

A strong focus is put on IT, new technologies, sustainable development and renewables. For instance, 200 houses are being built in the Agali village of Zangilan that has been restructured under the concept of “smart village.”

Meanwhile, an agricultural park project was launched by Turkish and Azerbaijani investors near the smart Agali village. Agricultural activities will be carried out with modern technologies on the Dost Agropark Smart Agriculture Campus.

New highways are being built to facilitate connections. The total length of the highways, completed and under construction in the region, is 723 kilometers. The construction works of the main highways are planned to be completed by 2025.

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