Agdam (Azerbaijani: Ağdam) is a ghost town in southwestern Azerbaijan. It was captured by Armenian forces in July 1993 causing the expulsion of its Azeri population.
Largest cities or towns in Azerbaijan |
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| Rank | Name | Economic regions | Pop. | Rank | Name | Economic regions | Pop. | | ![Baku](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/View_From_Maidens_Tower_%28221090097%29.jpeg/120px-View_From_Maidens_Tower_%28221090097%29.jpeg) Baku
![Sumgait](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Ilham_Aliyev_attended_opening_of_residential_building_complex_for_refugee_and_IDP_families_in_Sumgayit.jpg/120px-Ilham_Aliyev_attended_opening_of_residential_building_complex_for_refugee_and_IDP_families_in_Sumgayit.jpg) Sumgait | 1 | Baku | Absheron | 2,150,800 | 11 | Khachmaz | Guba-Khachmaz | 64,800 | ![Ganja](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Ganja_State_Philharmonic_Hall_facade.jpg/120px-Ganja_State_Philharmonic_Hall_facade.jpg) Ganja
![Mingachevir](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/K%C3%BCr_%C3%A7ay%C4%B1n%C4%B1n_Ming%C9%99%C3%A7evird%C9%99n_ke%C3%A7%C9%99n_hiss%C9%99si.jpg/120px-K%C3%BCr_%C3%A7ay%C4%B1n%C4%B1n_Ming%C9%99%C3%A7evird%C9%99n_ke%C3%A7%C9%99n_hiss%C9%99si.jpg) Mingachevir | 2 | Sumgait | Absheron | 325,200 | 12 | Agdam | Upper Karabakh | 59,800 | 3 | Ganja | Ganja-Qazakh | 323,000 | 13 | Jalilabad | Lankaran | 56,400 | 4 | Mingachevir | Aran | 99,700 | 14 | Khankandi | Upper Karabakh | 55,100 | 5 | Lankaran | Lankaran | 85,300 | 15 | Agjabadi | Aran | 46,900 | 6 | Shirvan | Aran | 80,900 | 16 | Shamakhi | Daglig-Shirvan | 43,700 | 7 | Nakhchivan | Nakhchivan | 78,300 | 17 | Fuzuli | Upper Karabakh | 42,000 | 8 | Shamkir | Ganja-Qazakh | 69,600 | 18 | Salyan | Aran | 37,000 | 9 | Shaki | Shaki-Zaqatala | 66,400 | 19 | Barda | Aran | 38,600 | 10 | Yevlakh | Aran | 66,300 | 20 | Neftchala | Aran | 38,200 | |