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Republic of Artsakh

Also known as Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, NKR, Artsakh Republic

former de-facto state in South Caucasus from 1992 to 2024

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The Republic of Artsakh was a self-declared state in the South Caucasus region that existed from 1992 until it dissolved in 2024, though its status was contested internationally. It matters historically because its creation and eventual collapse were tied to broader conflicts and geopolitical tensions in the region.

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Official name: Արցախի Հանրապետություն
Demonym: карабахец
Population: 146600
Area: 3.170
Calling code: +37447

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Commons category: Republic of Artsakh
hashtag: արցախ
inception: 1991-09-02
native label: Արցախի Հանրապետություն
short name: Արցախ
Commons gallery: Republic of Artsakh
name in native language

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Today part ofAzerbaijan

Artsakh (/ˈɑːrtsɑːx, -sæx/ ART-sa(h)kh), officially the Republic of Artsakh or the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (/nəˌɡɔːrnoʊ kərəˈbɑːk/ nə-GOR-noh kər-ə-BAHK), was a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory was internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Between 1991 and 2023, Artsakh controlled parts of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, including its capital Stepanakert. It had been an enclave within Azerbaijan from the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war until the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, when the Azerbaijani military took control over the remaining territory controlled by Artsakh, resulting in the effective expulsion of the entire population. Its only overland access route to Armenia after the 2020 war was via the five-kilometre-wide (3.1 mi) Lachin corridor, which was placed under the supervision of Russian peacekeeping forces.