Shushi Province
Province
Shushi Շուշի | |
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Old city walls of Shushi | |
Capital | Shushi (nominal) |
Government | |
• Governor | Vladimir Kasyan |
Area | |
• Total | 383 km2 (148 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 7th |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 5,599 |
• Rank | Ranked 7th |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Shushi Province (Armenian: 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]
- The Shushi tank memorial
- Ghazanchetsots Cathedral
References
External links
- History of Shushi
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Shushi Province
- Ghaibalishen
- Hin Shen
- Hunanav
- Kanach Tala
- Lisagor
- Mets Shen
- Tasy Verst
- Yeghtsahogh
39°45′30″N 46°44′54″E / 39.7583°N 46.7483°E / 39.7583; 46.7483
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