Shusha

Shusha (Şuşa) Shushi (Շուշի)
Toun
Coat o airms
Shusha (Şuşa) Shushi (Շուշի) Location o Shusha athin Azerbaijan an the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Coordinates: 39°45.5′N 46°44.9′E
Country	Azerbaijan (de jure) Nagorno-Karabakh Republic1 (de facto)
Raion	Shusha Rayon2
Province	Shushi Province3
Govrenment
• Mayor; Heid o Shusha Executive Pouer3	Karen Avagimyan; Bayram Safarov4
Highest elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Lawest elevation	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Tot	3,191
1Unrecognizit kintra 2Accordin tae Azerbaijan admeenistrative diveesion 3Accordin tae NKR admeenistrative diveesion 4Azeri govrenment functions in exile

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.

See an aw

• Battle o Shusha
• Nagorno-Karabakh
• Leet o Armenies frae Shusha
• Leet o Azerbaijanis frae Shusha

Freemit airtins

• Shusha: from A to Z