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Nagorno-Karabakh Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see A small chapel, in the valley of Aghavnaked ( Colomb's river), comemorates dozens of Freedom Fighters fallen for the liberation of Kashatagh A small chapel, in the valley of Aghavnaked ( Colomb's river), comemorates dozens of Freedom Fighters fallen for the liberation of Kashatagh HOVSEPIAN Hamlet NOTE: The Nagorno-Karabakh territory being an area of political dispute between Azerbajian and Armenia, we have two separate entries. Information in this azerbaijan/nagaornokarabakh section may be presented from the Azerbaijani point of view. Please, do not carry on political propaganda as this will be deleted from both sections. World66 Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous part of Karabakh, an independent territory speaking Armenian. Meaning of word "Kara - bakh" from azerbaijani language Black Garden. Search for a book of Tom de Waal, "Black Garden". The region, nowadays, is predominantly ethnic Armenian, and is under Armenian military control. Local Armenian separatists, with the help of Armenian military, declared independence from Azerbaijan on December, 1991 and declared the "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (NKR). Following this, instigated by the leadership of Armenia and USSR, the separatist acts of the the Nagorno Karabakh nationalists at the end of 1980s outgrow of all these at last to a large scale war, causing a refugees problem and internally displaces about one million of Azerbaijanis, occupied 20% of territories of Azerbaijan. Nowadays, the NKR's sovereign status is not recognized by any country in the world including Armenia. In 1994 a cease-fire was signed between Armenians and Azeris, which ended the military phase of the conflict started in 1988. As a result of the conflict, Armenians remain in control of Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent territories. Capital is Stepanakert. Main historical site city of Shushi, populated predominantly by Azeris before the conflict and now partly restored. Since the cease fire it is possible to travel here, but N-K is still not a normal destination and safe place for tourists because of instability and the risk of resuming war. The territory is formally independent, travellers to Nagorno-Karabkh must obtain a "visa" at its "embassy", the NK representative office in Yerevan, Armenia. That office issues visas into passports. After arriving in Stepanakert, you must register at the Police and you'll get a registration, a piece of paper with a list of towns you are allowed to travel to. Armenian authorities treat you like you haven't left Armenia, so you can return to Armenia without a need to obtain another visa. Azerbaijani authorities refuse entry into their country to anyone with evidence of having been in Nagorno-Karabakh without a visa from Azerbaijani embassy, because they consider the region under Armenian invasion. ___________History Edit This Monastery Gandzasar XIII century Monastery Gandzasar XIII century This section contains two parts: * Status of the Nagorno-Karabakh Territory Dispute * General history -------------------------- * STATUS OF THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH TERRITORY DISPUTE Parts or all of this text stems from the original article at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh At Present the mediation process is at a standstill, with the most recent discussions in Rambouillet, France (February 10-11, 2006) yielding no agreement. Azerbaijan's position has been that Armenian troops withdraw from all areas of Azerbaijan outside Nagorno-Karabakh, and that all displaced persons be allowed to return to their homes before the status of Karabakh can be discussed. Armenia does not recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as being legally part of Azerbaijan, arguing that because the region declared independence at the same time that Azerbaijan became an independent state, both of them are equally successor states of the Soviet Union. The Armenian government insists that the government of Nagorno-Karabakh be part of any discussions on the region's future, and rejects ceding occupied territory or allowing refugees to return prior to talks on the region's status. International status The sovereign status of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) is not recognized by any state in the world, including Armenia. United Nations Security Council Resolutions refer to Nagorno-Karabakh as a region of Azerbaijan. Political Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) says: the borders of Azerbaijan were internationally recognised at the time of the country being recognised as independent state in 1991 (...), the territory of Azerbaijan included the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Council of Europe called on the Nagorno-Karabakh de facto authorities to refrain from staging one-sided local self-government elections in Nagorno-Karabakh (...) These so-called 'elections' cannot be legitimate. * GENERAL HISTORY :::::::::Khankandi Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Khankendi`s nature Khankendi`s nature Alex NOTE: The Nagorno-Karabakh territory being an area of political dispute between Azerbajian and Armenia, we have two separate entries. Information in this azerbaijan/nagaornokarabakh section may be presented from the Azerbaijani point of view. Please, do not carry on political propaganda as this will be deleted from both sections. World66 ::::::::::Shusha Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Shusha Shusha Abdullah NOTE: The Nagorno-Karabakh territory being an area of political dispute between Azerbajian and Armenia, we have two separate entries. Information in this azerbaijan/nagaornokarabakh section may be presented from the Azerbaijani point of view. Please, do not carry on political propaganda as this will be deleted from both sections. World66 Shushi is a town in Nagorno-Karabakh . Shushi was the second largest town in Nagorno-Karabakh. Situated 1400-1800 m above the sea level on picturesque Karabakh mountains rigde, Shusha was a popular mountainous-climatic recreation resort during Soviet Union. According to the last population census in 1989, the town of Shushi had a population of 17,000 and the Shushi district had a population of 23,000. . Shushi was founded in 1750-1752 by Panah khan Javanshir, the founder of the Karabakh khanate (1747-1822) as its capital. Initially the town was named after its founder Panahabad (town of Panah). Later Ibrahim Khalil khan, son of Panah khan renamed the town Shusha, supposedly after the name of the nearest village of Shushukent. The town was also largely known by the name "Qala" (castle in Azeri). Considered to be a historical capital of the Karabakh region, Shushi was one of the cultural centers . It was home to many intellectuals, poets, writers and especially, musicians. With the start of the Armenian-Azeri conflict in 1988 Shusha became the most important Azeri stronghold in Karabakh. In May 8, 1992 the town was captured by Armenian forces and Azeri population fled. Today a large part of the town remains in ruins.