Shushi Province Explained
| Shushi |
| Native Name: | Շուշի |
| Type: | Province |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Shushi (nominal) |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Vladimir Kasyan |
| Area Total Km2: | 383 |
| Area Water Percent: | Negligible |
| Area Rank: | Ranked 7th |
| Population Total: | 5,599 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Rank: | Ranked 7th |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code: | AZ 5800 |
| Area Code Type: | FIPS 10-4 |
Shushi Province (hy|Շուշիի շրջան) was a province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The province had 7 communities of which 1 is considered urban and 6 are rural. The town of Shushi (Shushi) and Karin Tak came under control of Azerbaijan after the 2020 Battle of Shusha.[1] [2]
Sites of interest
- Shushi, 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 Armenian history as it was from there that Armenian fighters ambushed the Armenian military who were held in Shushi during the First Artsakh
- Ghazanchetsots Cathedral, 1868–1887
- The Shushi Tank Memorial
- The church of Kanach Zham (Կանաչ Ժամ եկեղեցի), 1847[3]
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: İşğaldan azad olunan şəhər, qəsəbə və kəndlərimiz. AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI MÜDAFİƏ NAZİRLİYİ.
- Web site: Report: The Anatomy of Genocide – Karabakh's Forty-Four Day War . persecution.org . 24 May 2021.
- Artsakh: A Photographic Journey by Hrair Khatcherian, p. 12.
