Republic of Artsakh

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The Republic of Artsakh was a self-declared, predominantly Armenian-populated breakaway region in the South Caucasus, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf breakaway region
de facto state
former republic
self-proclaimed state
unrecognized state
alternativeName Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
borderedBy Armenia
Azerbaijan
capital Stepanakert
ceaseToExistDecisionDate 2023-09-28
claimedTerritoryOf Nagorno-Karabakh
surrounding districts of Azerbaijan
conflict 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
country Azerbaijan
currencyUsed Armenian dram
dateOfDeclarationOfIndependence 1991-09-02
declaredIndependenceFrom Azerbaijan
deFactoControl most of Nagorno-Karabakh (1990s–2020)
dissolutionEffectiveDate 2024-01-01
ethnicCleansingOrMassExodus Armenian population fled to Armenia in 2023
governmentInExileOrDiasporaSupport Armenian diaspora
hadPresident Arayik Harutyunyan
Arkadi Ghukasyan
Bako Sahakyan
Robert Kocharyan
internationalRecognitionStatus recognizedAsPartOfAzerbaijan
largestCity Stepanakert
legalStatusInInternationalLaw part of Azerbaijan
legislature National Assembly of Artsakh
locatedIn Nagorno-Karabakh region
linked to: Republic of Artsakh

South Caucasus
lostTerritoryAfter 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
officialLanguage Armenian
linked to: Armenian language
politicalSystem presidential republic
populationMajority ethnic Armenians
predecessorEntity Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
primaryEthnicGroup Armenians
reasonForDissolution Azerbaijani military victory in 2023 offensive
recognizedByUNAsPartOf Azerbaijan
religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Christianity
resultOf dissolution of Soviet Union
shortName Artsakh
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
status dissolved
supportedBy Armenia
UNMemberStateClaimant Azerbaijan

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Armenians primaryCountry Republic of Artsakh
South Caucasus hasConflictRegion Nagorno-Karabakh
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Armenian Apostolic Church primaryTerritory Artsakh
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Republic of Artsakh locatedIn Nagorno-Karabakh region
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Republic of Artsakh alternativeName Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Republic of Artsakh shortName Artsakh
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Armenian dram usedIn Republic of Artsakh
Armenian alphabet primaryUsageRegion Republic of Artsakh
Azerbaijan Time appliesToTerritory Republic of Artsakh (de facto Azerbaijani-claimed areas may differ politically)
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic followedBy Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Armenian language officialLanguageOf Republic of Artsakh
Armenian language nativeTo Artsakh
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Eastern Armenian officialLanguageOf Republic of Artsakh
Sassanian Armenia significantPlace Artsakh
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Arayik Harutyunyan headOfGovernmentOf Republic of Artsakh
Arayik Harutyunyan headOfStateOf Republic of Artsakh
Arayik Harutyunyan regionOfActivity Republic of Artsakh
Arayik Harutyunyan citizenshipClaimedBy Republic of Artsakh
Arayik Harutyunyan associatedWithTerritory Nagorno-Karabakh
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Arayik Harutyunyan associatedWithTerritory Republic of Artsakh
Bako Sahakyan countryOfCitizenship Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Bako Sahakyan politicalEntityLed Republic of Artsakh
National Assembly of Artsakh country Republic of Artsakh
National Assembly of Artsakh jurisdiction Republic of Artsakh
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict involvesEntity Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic alsoKnownAs Republic of Artsakh
subject linked to: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Arkadi Ghukasyan headOfGovernmentOf Republic of Artsakh
Arkadi Ghukasyan headOfStateOf Republic of Artsakh
Arkadi Ghukasyan regionOfActivity Republic of Artsakh
Arkadi Ghukasyan areaOfInfluence Republic of Artsakh
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast successor Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (self-proclaimed)
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Armenians primaryCountry Republic of Artsakh
subject linked to: Armenian
Armn usedInCountry Artsakh
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
სამხრეთ კავკასია hasConflictRegion ნაგორნო-ყარაბაღი
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Khankendi formerDeFactoCapitalOf Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Khankendi formerDeFactoCapitalOf Republic of Artsakh
Lachin controlledBy self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh after 1992
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
Hadrut wasDeFactoControlledBy self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh
linked to: Republic of Artsakh