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Artsakh (/ ˈ ɑːr t s ɑː x,-s æ x / ART-sa(h)kh), officially the Republic of Artsakh [d] or the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (/ n ə ˌ ɡ ɔːr n oʊ k ər ə ˈ b ɑː k / nə-GOR-noh kər-ə-BAHK), [e] [7] was a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory was internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan.
“The Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) ceases its existence,” read the decree. Azerbaijan reclaimed control of the breakaway region last week after an offensive lasting just 24 hours.
The sovereign status of the Republic of Artsakh is not recognized by any United Nations member state (including Armenia), but has been recognized by Transnistria, [19] Abkhazia and South Ossetia; Transnistria is not recognized by any UN member state, while the latter two have international recognition from several UN member states.
Artsakh authorities stated that the state's de facto capital, Stepanakert, and other cities were being heavily shelled, accusing Azerbaijan of attempted ethnic cleansing. [86] [87] Artsakh's human rights ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan said two civilians, including a child, were killed, [88] while 11 others were injured, [89] eight of whom were ...
The blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh was an event in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.The region was disputed between Azerbaijan and the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, which had an ethnic Armenian population and was supported by neighbouring Armenia, until the dissolution of Republic of Artsakh on 28 September 2023.
The Republic of Artsakh was a republic with limited recognition in the South Caucasus region. The Republic of Artsakh controlled most of the territory of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, it also controlled some of the surrounding area). [1]
Separatists running the self-styled "Republic of Artsakh" urged the population of 120,000 not to rush to the airport in the capital which they call Stepanakert. "We once again urge the population ...
The Government of the Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետության Կառավարություն) is the governing authority of the Republic of Artsakh, a once de-facto state, which is now a government-in-exile headed in Yerevan. [1] [2]