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Stepanakert

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[step-uh-nuh-kert, styi-puh-nuh-kyert] / ˌstɛp ə nəˈkɛrt, stjɪ pə nʌˈkjɛrt /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, within Azerbaijan.


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The Azerbaijani leader delivered a speech and raised the flag over the city, which is known as Khankendi by Azerbaijan and Stepanakert by Armenians, the presidential office said Sunday.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2023

Teams from the UN and Red Cross have been granted access to the regional capital, Khankendi, known by the Armenians as Stepanakert.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2023

On the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 19, residents of Stepanakert, Karabakh's capital and known as Khankendi by Azerbaijan, heard loud and repeated artillery fire as fog hung in the air.

From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023

Babayan said in a Facebook post that he will head from Stepanakert, the region’s capital, to the nearby city of Shusha, which has been under Azerbaijani control since 2020.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

“Just a river of cars. We drove two meters, waited two hours,” tweeted Marut Vanyan, a journalist who arrived in Armenia on Monday after leaving Stepanakert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

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