Stepanakert

American  

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

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The regional capital Khankendi, also known as Stepanakert, was left deserted.

From BBC

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

The capital, known was Khankendi by Azerbaijan and as Stepanakert by Armenians, fell to Azerbaijan after security forces crushed ethnic Armenian fighters last month, prompting most of Karabakh's 120,000 ethnic Armenians to flee to Armenia.

From Reuters

“I often saw in my dreams how my neighbors and I, as before, were walking in the forest and picking flowers,” Bahar Aliguleyeva said of her childhood memories in the Karabakh capital city of Khankendi, which was called Stepanakert by Armenians.

From Seattle Times

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

From BBC