Shushi Province () was a
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of the
breakaway Republic of Artsakh
Artsakh ( ), officially the Republic of Artsakh or the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh ( ), was a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory was internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Between 1991 and 2023, Artsakh cont ...
. The province had 7 communities of which 1 is considered urban and 6 are rural. The town of
Shushi
Shusha (, ) or Shushi () is a city in Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Situated at an altitude of 1,400–1,800 metres (4,600–5,900 ft) in the Karabakh mountains, the city was a mountain resort in the Soviet Union, Soviet ...
(Shushi) and
Karin Tak came under control of
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
after the 2020
Battle of Shusha.
Sites of interest
*
Shushi
Shusha (, ) or Shushi () is a city in Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Situated at an altitude of 1,400–1,800 metres (4,600–5,900 ft) in the Karabakh mountains, the city was a mountain resort in the Soviet Union, Soviet ...
, its largest community
* The "rock" of Shushi, below which is the village of Karin Tak (Քարին Տակ; Under the Rock). The "rock" is prominent in
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
n history as it was from there that Armenian fighters ambushed the Armenian military who were held in Shushi during the
First Artsakh
*
Ghazanchetsots Cathedral
Holy Savior Cathedral (, ''Surb Amenap′rkich mayr tachar''), commonly referred to as Ghazanchetsots (), is an Armenian Apostolic cathedral in Shusha in Azerbaijan. It is the ''cathedra'' of the Diocese of Artsakh of the Armenian Apostolic C ...
, 1868–1887
* The Shushi Tank Memorial
* The church of
Kanach Zham (Կանաչ Ժամ եկեղեցի), 1847
[''Artsakh: A Photographic Journey'' by Hrair Khatcherian, p. 12.]
Shushi tank memorial-DCP 3043.JPG, The Shushi tank memorial
Ghazanchetsots.jpg, Ghazanchetsots Cathedral
References
External links
History of Shushi
Subdivisions of the Republic of Artsakh
Shushi Province
2020 disestablishments in Azerbaijan
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