Sumgait pogrom
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The Sumgait pogrom was a pogrom that targeted the Armenian population of the lakeside town of Sumgait in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic in late February 1988. The pogrom took place during the early stages of the Karabakh movement. On February 27, 1988, mobs of ethnic Azerbaijanis formed into groups and attacked and killed Armenians on the streets and in their apartments; widespread looting occurred, and a general lack of concern from police officers allowed the violence to continue for three days.
Images from a videotape show burnt automobiles and throngs of rioters on the streets of Sumgait.
Most of the weapons during the attacks were sharpened metal objects said to be produced in the city's industrial plants.
Military police escorting Armenian civilians out of the town
A memorial dedicated to the victims of the pogrom in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh
Sumgait
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Sumgait is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about 31 kilometres away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 422,600 at the 2019 Census, making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Baku.
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City Hall of Sumgait.
New buildings in Sumgayit
Haydar Aliyev avenue in Sumgayit city