Republic of Artsakh

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breakaway region de facto state former republic self-proclaimed state unrecognized state

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

Aliases (5)

Artsakh ×2
Nagorno-Karabakh ×1
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ×1
Nagorno-Karabakh region ×1
Republic of Artsakh (de facto Azerbaijani-claimed areas may differ politically) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	breakaway region → de facto state → former republic → self-proclaimed state → unrecognized state →
alternativeName	Nagorno-Karabakh Republic →
borderedBy	Armenia → Azerbaijan →
capital	Stepanakert →
ceaseToExistDecisionDate	2023-09-28 →
claimedTerritoryOf	Nagorno-Karabakh → surrounding districts of Azerbaijan →
conflict	2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war → 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh → 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	Nagorno-Karabakh region → South Caucasus →
lostTerritoryAfter	2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war →
officialLanguage	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	Artsakh →
status	dissolved →
supportedBy	Armenia →
UNMemberStateClaimant	Azerbaijan →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Republic of Artsakh ("Nagorno-Karabakh Republic") →	alternativeName
Azerbaijan Time ("Republic of Artsakh (de facto Azerbaijani-claimed areas may differ politically)") →	appliesToTerritory
South Caucasus ("Nagorno-Karabakh") →	hasConflictRegion
Republic of Artsakh ("Nagorno-Karabakh region") →	locatedIn
Armenians →	primaryCountry
Armenian Apostolic Church ("Artsakh") →	primaryTerritory
Armenian alphabet →	primaryUsageRegion
Republic of Artsakh ("Artsakh") →	shortName
Armenian dram →	usedIn