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Political subdivisions of the Republic of Artsakh
Regions of the Republic of Artsakh
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(Shrjannere Arts’akhi Hanrapetut’yan)
(
Armenian
)
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Administrative_divisions_of_the_Republic_of_Artsakh.svg/220px-Administrative_divisions_of_the_Republic_of_Artsakh.svg.png) Provinces of the Republic of Artsakh.
Solid colors: Soviet-era NKAO controlled by Artsakh from 2020?23;
horizontal stripes: Azerbaijani-ruled, claimed by Artsakh
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Category
| Unitary state
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Location
| Artsakh
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Number
| 6 provinces
1 special status city
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Populations
| 2,560 (
Shahumyan
) ? 49,986 (
Stepanakert
)
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Areas
| 26 km
2
(9.9 sq mi) (
Stepanakert
) ? 3,380 km
2
(1,304 sq mi) (
Kashatagh
)
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Government
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Subdivisions
| - Urban community, Rural community
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The
administrative divisions of the
Republic of Artsakh
were of two types; provinces and cities. There were six provinces and one special administrative city (the capital of the Republic, Stepanakert).
[1]
Municipalities in
Artsakh
were divided into 2 categories: urban communities and rural communities. Before the 2020 war, there were 10 towns (urban) and 322 villages (rural) in Artsakh.
[2]
Administrative divisions
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These divisions included territories never controlled by the Republic of Artsakh. They were officially considered occupied by Azerbaijan.
[3]
Province
|
Population
(2005 census)
[4]
|
Area (km
2
)
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Capital
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Map
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1
Martakert Province
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18,963
|
1,795
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Martakert
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2
Askeran Province
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16,979
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1,222
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Askeran
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3
Stepanakert
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49,986
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25.66
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Stepanakert
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4
Martuni Province
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23,158
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951
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Martuni
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5
Shushi Province
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4,324
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383
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Shushi
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6
Hadrut Province
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12,005
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1,877
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Hadrut
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7
Shahumyan Province
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2,560
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1,830
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Karvachar
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8
Kashatagh Province
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9,763
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3,377
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Berdzor
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Azerbaijan divisions and claimed territories
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Former Soviet Shahumyan district and the territory known as "Getashen subdistrict" where Shahumyan Province was originally formed
Before the Artsakh republic was established, the territory was organized by the Republic of Azerbaijan into a number of
rayons
(districts).
[
citation needed
]
Artsakh extended its provinces across the border of the former
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
(NKAO), removing the administrative distinction between the two areas.
[5]
The following districts, which were not part of the NKAO but were in Azerbaijan proper, were completely within the
de facto
borders of Artsakh before the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
:
Lachin
,
Qubadli
,
Zangilan
,
Jabrayil
,
Kalbajar
. Additionally, parts of the following districts were partly under the control of Artsakh:
Agdam District
and
Fuzuli District
.
Pre-2020 war
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Regions of Artsakh before the 2020 war:
1: Martakert; 2: Askeran; 3: Stepanakert (city); 4: Martuni; 5: Shushi; 6: Hadrut; 7: Shahumyan; 8: Kashatagh
(Vertical dashed lines indicate territory outside of the former
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
and
Shahumyan Region
. Horizontal dashed lines indicate territory under the control of Azerbaijan before the war.)
Before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, there were seven provinces. The
districts of Azerbaijan surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh
that were administered by Artsakh were:
Lachin District
,
Qubadli District
,
Zangilan District
,
Jabrayil District
and
Kalbajar District
, as well as parts of
Agdam
, and
Fuzuli District
. On the other hand, the eastern ends of Martakert and Martuni were under Azerbaijani control.
Former
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
|
District (Rayon)
|
Area (km
2
)
|
Under NKR control (km
2
)
|
%
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Askeran District
|
928
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928
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100
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Hadrut District
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679
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679
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100
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Mardakert District
|
1,705
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1,571
|
92
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Martuni District
|
792
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632
|
80
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Shusha District
|
280
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280
|
100
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NKAO
|
4,384
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4.090
|
93
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Rayons of
Azerbaijan SSR
other than in NKAO
|
Southern part of
Goranboy District
|
558
|
0
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0
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Kalbajar District
|
1,936
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1,936
|
100
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Lachin District
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1,835
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1,835
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100
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Qubadli District
|
802
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802
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100
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Zangilan District
|
707
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707
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100
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Jabrayil District
|
1,050
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1,050
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100
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Fuzuli District
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1,390
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462
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33.2
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Agdam District
|
1,150
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842
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73.2
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Azerbaijan
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8,870
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7,634
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86.1
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See also
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References
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Capital city
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Provinces
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Provincial capitals
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Other urban communities
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Background
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First war
(1988?1994)
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Interwar clashes
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Second war
(2020)
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Post-ceasefire events
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Main locations
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Political leaders
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Military leaders
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Peace process
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International documents
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