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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 lands of Syunik (left) and Artsakh (right) until the early 9th century. Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախ, romanized: Artsʻakh, pronounced [ɑɾˈtsʰɑχ]) was the tenth province (nahang) of the Kingdom of Armenia from c. 189 BC until 387 AD and afterwards made part of the Caucasian Albania, a subject principality of the Sasanian Empire, following the Peace of Acilisene.
The Republic of Artsakh was a de facto independent country, but it was internationally recognized as a 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
This is a timeline of Artsakh's history, representing territorial control under three columns: Realm The highest level of authority. State The state or administrative unit that the region of Artsakh belonged to. Artsakh Geopolitical entity in Artsakh proper (Mountainous Karabakh).
On 29 September, Samvel Shahramanyan, president of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, signed a decree to dissolve all state institutions of Artsakh beginning at the start of 2024. [167] On 3 October, the number of refugees fleeing Artsakh to Armenia reached 100,617, which was the majority of the region's population. [168]
“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.
Artsakh's most well-known example of embedded khachkars—where khachkars standing next to each other form some kind of hooded iconostas-in-stone—is the Bri Yeghtze Monastery (Armenian: Բռի Եղծէ Վանք), in the historical country of Varanda (Armenian: Վարանդա, presently in the Martuni District of the Republic of Artsakh).
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.