Shusha
Shusha (Azerbaijani: Şuşa), kent an aw as Shushi (Armenie: Շուշի) is a toun in the disputit region o Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan . It haes been unner the control o the sel-proclaimit Nagorno-Karabakh Republic syne its captur in 1992 durin the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Housomeivver, it is a de-jure pairt o the Azerbaijan, wi the status o an admeenistrative diveesion o the surroondin Shusha Rayon. Situatit at an altitude o 1400–1800 metres (4,600-5,900 ft) in the picturesque Karabakh muntains, Shusha wis a popular muntain recreation resort in the Soviet era.
Shusha (Şuşa) Shushi (Շուշի) | |
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Toun | |
Location o Shusha athin Azerbaijan an the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | |
Coordinates: 39°45.5′N 46°44.9′E / 39.7583°N 46.7483°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Raion | Shusha Rayon2 |
Province | Shushi Province3 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor; Heid o Shusha Executive Pouer3 | Karen Avagimyan; Bayram Safarov[1]4 |
Highest elevation | 1800 m (5,900 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 1400 m (4,600 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,191 |
1Unrecognizit kintra 2Accordin tae Azerbaijan admeenistrative diveesion 3Accordin tae NKR admeenistrative diveesion 4Azeri govrenment functions in exile[3] |
See an aw
eeditWikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Shushi. |
Notes
eedit- ↑ APA. Heid o Shusha Executive Pouer appointit Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine APA
- ↑ Results of 2005 census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- ↑ [1] Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Embassy o Azerbaijan in Austrick