Republic of Artsakh

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The Republic of Artsakh was a self-declared, predominantly Armenian-populated breakaway region in the South Caucasus, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf breakaway region
de facto state
former republic
self-proclaimed state
unrecognized state
alternativeName Republic of Artsakh
surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
borderedBy Armenia
Azerbaijan
capital Stepanakert
ceaseToExistDecisionDate 2023-09-28
claimedTerritoryOf Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh

surrounding districts of Azerbaijan
conflict 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
surface form: First Nagorno-Karabakh War

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
country Azerbaijan
currencyUsed Armenian dram
dateOfDeclarationOfIndependence 1991-09-02
declaredIndependenceFrom Azerbaijan
deFactoControl most of Nagorno-Karabakh (1990s–2020)
dissolutionEffectiveDate 2024-01-01
ethnicCleansingOrMassExodus Armenian population fled to Armenia in 2023
governmentInExileOrDiasporaSupport Armenian diaspora
hadPresident Arayik Harutyunyan
Arkadi Ghukasyan
Bako Sahakyan
Robert Kocharyan
internationalRecognitionStatus recognizedAsPartOfAzerbaijan
largestCity Stepanakert
legalStatusInInternationalLaw part of Azerbaijan
legislature National Assembly of Artsakh
locatedIn Republic of Artsakh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh region

South Caucasus
lostTerritoryAfter 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
officialLanguage Armenian language
surface form: Armenian
politicalSystem presidential republic
populationMajority ethnic Armenians
predecessorEntity Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
primaryEthnicGroup Armenians
reasonForDissolution Azerbaijani military victory in 2023 offensive
recognizedByUNAsPartOf Azerbaijan
religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Christianity
resultOf dissolution of Soviet Union
shortName Republic of Artsakh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Artsakh
status dissolved
supportedBy Armenia
UNMemberStateClaimant Azerbaijan

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Armenians primaryCountry Republic of Artsakh
South Caucasus hasConflictRegion Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenian Apostolic Church primaryTerritory Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Artsakh
Republic of Artsakh locatedIn Republic of Artsakh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh region
Republic of Artsakh alternativeName Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Republic of Artsakh shortName Republic of Artsakh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Artsakh
Armenian dram usedIn Republic of Artsakh
Armenian alphabet primaryUsageRegion Republic of Artsakh
Azerbaijan Time appliesToTerritory Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Republic of Artsakh (de facto Azerbaijani-claimed areas may differ politically)
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic followedBy Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenian language officialLanguageOf Republic of Artsakh
Armenian language nativeTo Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Artsakh
Eastern Armenian officialLanguageOf Republic of Artsakh
Sassanian Armenia significantPlace Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Artsakh
Arayik Harutyunyan headOfGovernmentOf Republic of Artsakh
Arayik Harutyunyan headOfStateOf Republic of Artsakh
Arayik Harutyunyan regionOfActivity Republic of Artsakh
Arayik Harutyunyan citizenshipClaimedBy Republic of Artsakh
Arayik Harutyunyan associatedWithTerritory Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh
Arayik Harutyunyan associatedWithTerritory Republic of Artsakh
Bako Sahakyan countryOfCitizenship Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Bako Sahakyan politicalEntityLed Republic of Artsakh
National Assembly of Artsakh country Republic of Artsakh
National Assembly of Artsakh jurisdiction Republic of Artsakh
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict involvesEntity Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict alsoKnownAs Republic of Artsakh
subject surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Arkadi Ghukasyan headOfGovernmentOf Republic of Artsakh
Arkadi Ghukasyan headOfStateOf Republic of Artsakh
Arkadi Ghukasyan regionOfActivity Republic of Artsakh
Arkadi Ghukasyan areaOfInfluence Republic of Artsakh
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast successor Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (self-proclaimed)
Armenian primaryCountry Republic of Artsakh
subject surface form: Armenians
Armn usedInCountry Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Artsakh
სამხრეთ კავკასია hasConflictRegion Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: ნაგორნო-ყარაბაღი
Khankendi formerDeFactoCapitalOf Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Khankendi formerDeFactoCapitalOf Republic of Artsakh
Lachin controlledBy Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh after 1992
Hadrut wasDeFactoControlledBy Republic of Artsakh
this entity surface form: self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh