Guba Airport

What is affected

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction

Date

04 June 2013

Region

A [ Asia ]

Country

Azerbaijan

Location

The villages of Dabudova, Hajigayib and Armakqishlaq

Affected persons

	Total 0
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0
	The villages of Dabudova, Hajigayib and Armakqishlaq

Proposed solution

Details

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Demolition/destruction

Land losses

- Land area (square meters)

- Total value

Housing losses

- Number of homes

- Total value €

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

State

Brief narrative

Guba district Airport project

The media have reported that bulldozers are working in the three villages of the northern Guba district to prepare for the construction of a new international airport. The new airport will cover riverside and garden areas. The villages of Dabudova, Hajigayib and Armakqishlaq will all be affected by the construction area.

Reportedly, landowners have been offered 0.8 AZN per square meter for land without trees, and 1.5 AZN per square meter of garden area. Landowners have complained that the compensation does not reflect the real market price, nor what they earn from cultivating their gardens, approximately 15 000 AZN annually. This large-scale project is financed by the government. It includes the construction of an international airport in Guba city, which will cover around 600 hectares of land. This would result in numerous evictions

Property Rights in Azerbaijan: Restrictions and Challenges

The village of Dabudova across densely populated areas.12 The Vice President of the Azerbaijani state airline AZAL, Etibar Huseynov, has also stated that geological studies of the territory designated for the new airport - the seventh in the country - will begin soon.1

1 http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/54826.html

https://www.freeeconomy.az/site/assets/files/1308/property_rights_in_azerbaijan.pdf

Costs

€ 0

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