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Time zone. UTC +4. Nagorno-Karabakh (/ nəˌɡɔːrnoʊkərəˈbɑːk / ⓘ nə-GOR-noh kər-ə-BAHK) [ 3 ] is a region in Azerbaijan, covering the southeastern stretch of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range. Part of the greater region of Karabakh, it spans the area between Lower Karabakh and Syunik. Its terrain mostly consists of mountains and ...
44 killed (2021–2022) [58] The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[f] is an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, inhabited mostly by ethnic Armenians until 2023, and seven surrounding districts, inhabited mostly by Azerbaijanis until their expulsion during the 1990s.
Azerbaijan. Artsakh (/ ˈɑːrtsɑːx, - sæx / ART-sa (h)kh), officially the Republic of Artsakh[d] or the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (/ nəˌɡɔːrnoʊ kərəˈbɑːk / 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. Between 1991 and 2023 ...
Following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, physical demarcation of the borders commenced in certain areas using excavators. [88] Azerbaijan used Armenia's main north–south highway and Google Maps to unofficially demarcate the border between the southern regions of the two countries; [ 90 ] [ 88 ] [ 93 ] Armenian residents who lived on the ...
An enlargeable topographic map of the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Republic of Artsakh is: a de facto independent country, but it is officially part of the Republic of Azerbaijan [ 1] Location: Eurasia. Caucasus (between Europe and Asia ) South Caucasus. Time zone: Armenia Time, UTC+04:00. Area of Artsakh: 4,400 km 2. Atlas of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding occupied territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involving Azerbaijan, Armenia and the self-declared Armenian breakaway state of Artsakh.
Under Russian rule, Karabakh (both Lowland and Highland) was a region with an area of 13,600 km 2 (5,250 sq mi), with Shusha (Shushi) as its most prominent city. Its population consisted of Armenians and Muslims (mainly of Tatars, later known as Azerbaijanis, but also Kurds).
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.