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Stepanakert

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

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023

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

The pope also said he was praying for the victims of the explosion at a fuel depot near the city of Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh.

From Reuters • Oct. 1, 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

The 25-mile drive from the region’s capital, Stepanakert — Azerbaijan calls it Khankendi — to the Armenian border took some as long as 20 hours.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023