Stepanakert
Khankendi (Azerbaijani: Xankəndi) is a city in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, legally in Azerbaijan, but was militarily controlled by the Armenian forces as the capital city of the unrecognised Republic of Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh Republic). Stepanakert (Armenian: Ստեփանակերտ) or The city was about 40,000 ethnic Armenians. The entire Azerbaijani population was driven away from the city during the Nagorno-Karabakh War but now it is populated fully by Azerbaijanis.
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Xankəndi Ստեփանակերտ | |
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City | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′55″N 46°45′7″E / 39.81528°N 46.75194°ECoordinates: 39°48′55″N 46°45′7″E / 39.81528°N 46.75194°E | |
| Country Unrecognized country | Azerbaijan (de jure) Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de facto) |
| Province | Khankendi (city) |
| Elevation | 813 m (2,670 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 53,000 |
| Website | www |
Notable natives
- André - Former Armenian singer
- Armen Abaghian - academic
- Vladimir Arzumanyan - Former Armenian singer, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010
- Don Askarian - Former Armenian filmmaker
- Samvel Babayan - Former Armeniangeneral
- Zori Balayan - Former Armenian writer
- Robert Kocharyan - Second Former Armenian President of Armenia
- Fakhraddin Manafov - Former Armenian actor
- Serzh Sargsyan - Third President of Former Armenia, incumbent
- Nikolay Yenikolopov (Yenikolopyan) - Former Armenian academic
Stepanakert Media
19th century Russian postcard of Shusha with the garrison of Khankendi in the distance.
The Presidential Palace, formerly the building of the Supreme Soviet of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Freedom Fighters' Boulevard in central Stepanakert.
A T-72 tank memorial from the First Karabakh War.
President Ilham Aliyev raised the Flag of Azerbaijan over the city on 15 October 2023
Новая церковь, Степанакерт
A routed taxicab minibus in Stepanakert
Stepanakert Airport
Stepanakert Bazaar (Shuka)
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References
- ↑ Results of 2005 census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh. p. 47.
Other websites
- Stepanakert Municipality (in Armenian)
- Karabakh’s Election Conundrum November 2005 article about elections for seats in the Milli Mejlis (Azerbaijani parliament) for Azeri refugees
- Stepanakert Armeniapedia article