"Free and independent Artsakh" ( hy, Ազատ ու անկախ Արցախ) (russian: Государственный гимн Республики Арцах) is the

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of the

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, a

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. Adopted in 1992, the anthem was written by

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and composed by

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Lyrics

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External links

Symbols of Statehood
– The website for the Government of Nagorno-Karabakh has a page on national symbols that include an instrumental version of the anthem.
State Symbols
– The website for the President of the NKR also has a page on state symbols that features an English translation of the lyrics along with the same instrumental version. National anthems of the Commonwealth of Unrecognized States Armenian culture Asian anthems Nagorno-Karabakh Republic of Artsakh European anthems {{anthem-stub