Zangilan Rayon (Zəngilan) - is de jure an administrative-territorial entity in the south-western part of the Republic of Azerbaijan, but de facto this territory is occupied by Armenian forces in autumn of 1993, during a Karabakh conflict and is controlled by unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic till today. It has been under the control of the breakway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, as part of its Qashatagh Province, since the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Since November 12, 1993, a fact of the occupation of Zangilan rayon has been recognized and blamed by resolution №884 of the United Nations Security Council and since April 25, 2008 the United Nations General Assembly by the Resolution №62/243, in which the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan was partially recognized and they include a demand of withdrawal of the Armenian forces.
Administrative center of the rayon is Zəngilan city.