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Nagorno-Karabakh

[nuh-gawr-noh-kahr-uh-bahk, nuh-gawr-nuh-kuh-ruh-bahkh]

noun

  1. a region in SW Azerbaijan: residents mostly Armenian. 1,700 sq. mi. (4,400 sq. km).



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But his administration failed to punish Azerbaijan during the blockade, and it failed to prevent what came next: Azerbaijan’s full-scale military assault on Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh in September 2023.

Azerbaijanis call it Nagorno-Karabakh; Armenians call it Artsakh.

In December 2022, Azerbaijan launched a blockade of the Lachin corridor — the only road linking Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh to Armenia — tightening its grip on a region already reeling from war.

The deal provides Azerbaijan with de facto immunity for its military assault that displaced virtually the entire Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh overnight, while failing to ensure accountability for violations of international court orders.

In March, the two governments had said they were ready to end their nearly 40-year conflict centred on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.

From BBC

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nagorNagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region