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Stepanakert

City

Main town of Nagorno-Karabakh, called Khankendi in Azerbaijan.

View on map 39.82° N, 46.75° E Wikipedia

Held by

1789 – October 24, 1813 Qajar Iran de facto
October 23, 1813 – September 14, 1917 Russian Empire de facto
September 14, 1917 – November 7, 1917 Russia de facto
December 6, 1917 – April 22, 1918 Russia de facto
April 28, 1920 – March 12, 1922 Russia de facto
December 30, 1922 – December 25, 1991 Soviet Union de facto
since December 26, 1991 Azerbaijan de facto

Capital of

September 2, 1991 – 2024 Republic of Artsakh

Events here 2

February 20, 1988 – May 12, 1994 First Nagorno-Karabakh War
September 19–20, 2023 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh