Since the new government came to power, it has embarked on an ambitious economic reform plan. And that includes the long-ignored tourism sector.

The areas around the formerly occupied Azerbaijani districts have long been regarded as some of the most heavily mined on earth.

In the Soviet era, such gritty industries were regarded as sacred pieces of the country’s clunky economy.

The property was confiscated from Ms Karimova, the eldest daughter of the former president, who ruled the country for 27 years until his death in 2016.

Baku is spending millions of dollars on infrastructure projects in Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions liberated during the war.