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Shusha (Şuşa) Shushi (Շուշի) | ||
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Toun | ||
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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 | ![]() ![]() | |
Raion | Shusha Rayon2 | |
Province | Shushi Province3 | |
Govrenment | ||
• Mayor; Heid o Shusha Executive Pouer3 | Karen Avagimyan; Bayram Safarov[1]4 | |
Highest elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) | |
Lawest elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) | |
Population | ||
• Tot | 3,191 | |
1Unrecognizit kintra 2Accordin tae Azerbaijan admeenistrative diveesion 3Accordin tae NKR admeenistrative diveesion 4Azeri govrenment functions in exile[3] |
Shusha (Azerbaijani: Şuşa), kent an aw as Shushi (Armenie: Շուշի) is a toun in the disputit region o Nagorno-Karabakh in the Sooth Caucasus. 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.
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Notes[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ APA. Heid o Shusha Executive Pouer appointit APA
- ↑ Results of 2005 census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- ↑ [1] Embassy o Azerbaijan in Austrick