Shusha
Shusha (Azerbaijani: Şuşa) or Shushi (Armenian: Շուշի) is a city in Azerbaijan. The city is a major centre of Azerbaijani culture and music.
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Şuşa | |
|---|---|
Town | |
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| Rayon | Shusha Rayon2 |
| Highest elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 3,191 |
| 2According to Azerbaijan administrative division | |
History
Shusha was founded in 1750-1752 by Panah-Ali khan Javanshir (r. 1748-1763), the founder and the first ruler of the Karabakh Khanate (Qarabağ xanlığı - in Azerbaijani). The first capital of the Karabakh khanate was the castle of Bayat, built in 1748 in the district of Kebirli. However, soon afterwards Panah Ali khan realized that in order to secure himself and his newly established khanate from external threats, he needed to build a new more reliable castle. Shusha was turned into the capital of the Karabakh khanate.
Shusha was a popular mountainous-climatic recreation resort in Azerbaijan.
On May 8, 1992, the city was captured by the Armenian forces and all of the city's predominantly Azerbaijani population was either expelled or killed.[1] It was recaptured by Azerbaijan on 8 November, 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, with the city's Armenian population fleeing beforehand.[2]
Shusha Media
Saint John the Baptist Church (Kanach Zham), built in 1818.
Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque, completed in 1885.
The Palace of Khurshidbanu Natavan, the daughter of the last ruler of Karabakh Khanate, late 19th-early 20th centuries
The Armenian quarters of Shusha – with the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in the background – in the early 20th century, before their destruction by Azerbaijani military units in 1920
One of 3 general plans of Shushi, maden in XIX c.
Şuşa qalası
Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque, opened in 1876
Ghazanchetsots Cathedral, opened in 1887
Karabakh reconciliation commission, composed of religious leaders and elders of both Armenian and Azerbaijani communities in Shusha in 1906–07
Armenian half of Shusha destroyed by Azerbaijani armed forces in 1920, with the defiled cathedral of the Holy Savior and Aguletsots church on the background
References
- ↑ "Shusha: 21 years under Armenian occupation". 8 May 2013.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan liberates Karabakh's second-largest city occupied by Armenia". 8 November 2020.
Other websites
- Shusha: from A to Z
- Shusha by Travel-images.com
- Shusha – the town of the dead. Photo-report.