Kashatagh Province

Province of the Republic of Artsakh

Province

Kashatagh

Քաշաթաղ

Province

Capital| Lachin (Berdzor)
Government

• Governor| Stepan Sargsyan
Area

• Total| 3,377 km2 (1,304 sq mi)
• Rank| Ranked 1st
Population

(2013)[1]

• Total| 9,656
• Rank| Ranked 6th
• Density| 2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Regions of Artsakh prior to the 2020 war:
1: Martakert; 2: Askeran; 3: Stepanakert (city); 4: Martuni; 5: Shushi; 6: Hadrut; 7: Shahumyan; 8: Kashatagh
(Vertical dashed lines indicate territory outside of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and Shahumyan Region. Horizontal dashed lines indicate territory under the control of Azerbaijan before the war.)

Kashatagh Province (Armenian: Քաշաթաղի շրջան) was a province of the Republic of Artsakh.[1] It was the largest province by area (3,376.60 km2). The population as of 2013 was 9,656. Its capital was Berdzor.

## Territorial entities[edit]

Kashatagh Region had 54 communities of which 3 were considered urban and 51 were rural.

## Geography[edit]

Kashtagh bordered the Shahumyan Province in the north, Martakert Province in the north-east, Askeran Province, Shushi Province and Hadrut Province in the east. Iran in the south and Armenia to the west.

## History[edit]

Main article: History of Nagorno-Karabakh

The territory of the Kashatagh Province was part of the Syunik Province of the Kingdom of Armenia. It was one of the many Caucasian areas administrated by a local melikdom known as the Melikdom of Kashatagh under the Persian Empire (Safavid, Afsharid, Zand and Qajar Iran).[2] It was later included in the Nakhichevan Khanate.[2] The territory remained predominantly Armenian up until the Russo-Persian wars and the South Caucasus invasion of the Ottoman army in the 18th century.[citation needed] Russian forces invaded the Caspian provinces of Persia, and in 1723 while simultaneously fighting the Afghans in the east and Turks in the west, Persia was forced to cede the Caspian provinces to the Russian Empire.

Kovsakan was the second largest city in Kashatagh Province after the city of Berdzor.[3] Mher Arakelyan from the ARF, Razmik Mirzoyan, non-partisan, and Hrach Manucharyan were competing in the mayoral election held in June 2008.[4]

From 1 December 2020, most of the Kashatagh Province was retaken by or returned to Azerbaijan, with the exception of the Lachin corridor containing the localities of Berdzor, Sus and Aghavno, which were controlled by the Russian peacekeepers until 26 August 2022.

## Demographics[edit]

The Kashatagh Province had the highest birth rate in the entire Caucasus region. The birth rate was measured at 29.3 per 1,000 in 2010. On the other hand, the Russian republic of Chechnya, which had a birth rate of 28.9 per 1,000 in 2011 could manage only the second spot.[5]

* Birth Rate: 29.3 per 1,000
* Death Rate: 3.4 per 1,000
* Natural Growth: 2.60% per year

### Resettlement of Syrian refugees[edit]

By June 2015, an estimated 17,000 of Syrian Armenian's population, once 80,000 in Syria, had fled the civil war and sought refuge in Armenia.[6] David Babayan, spokesperson of the Artsakh president Bako Sahakyan, confirmed that some of those refugees had been resettled in Nagorno-Karabakh.[7] In December 2014, Armenian media cited local municipal authorities in stating that "dozens of Syrian Armenian families" had been resettled in Nagorno-Karabakh's Kashatagh Province, specifically the city of Lachin (Berdzor in Armenian) and the village of Ishkhanadzor. 38 families, some 200 Syrian-Armenian refugees have resettled in the area.[8]

## See also[edit]

For the districts of the Republic of Azerbaijan that over lap with the province, see: Zangilan District, Qubadli District, and Lachin District.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b 2005 NKR Census Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b Hewsen, Robert H. (2001). Armenia: A Historical Atlas. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 163\. ISBN 0-226-33228-4.
3. ^ "Kashatagh: Retaking and rebuilding a "third" Armenia in old Lachin". www.armeniandiaspora.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
4. ^ "Karabakh News". Archived from the original on 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
5. ^ http://www.stat-nkr.am/files/yearbooks/2004_2010/5_bnakchut.pdf[bare URL PDF]
6. ^ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
7. ^ Nana Martirosyan. Давид Бабаян: Армения и Арцах приняли сирийских беженцев, исходя из гуманитарных принципов. ArmInfo. 3 June 2015.
8. ^ ПОСЕЛИВШИЕСЯ В АРЦАХЕ СИРИЙСКИЕ АРМЯНЕ ГОВОРЯТ О СВОИХ ЧАЯНИЯХ. NKR News. 26 December 2014.

## External links[edit]

* Kashatagh Region
* Demographic Crisis
* Declining Population Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
* Map

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Kashatagh Province

Rural communities|

* Aghanus
* Maratuk
* Meghvadzor
* Melikahogh

Not under Artsakh control|

* Berdzor
* Kashunik
* Kovsakan
* Mijnavan
* Aghadzor
* Aghavnatun
* Aghavno
* Aghbradzor
* Alashkert
* Amiryan
* Amutegh
* Ani
* Antaramej
* Aparan
* Arakhish
* Artashavi
* Arjadzor
* Artsakhamayr
* Artsvashen
* Arvakan
* Aygehovit
* Aygek
* Bazmatus
* Berdik
* Chormank
* Ditsmayri
* Drakhtadzor
* Dzorap
* Gahanist
* Gandza
* Getamej
* Getap
* Ghazarapat
* Gihut
* Goghtanik
* Hak
* Hakari
* Hale
* Harar
* Haykazyan
* Haytagh
* Herik
* Himnashen
* Hochants
* Ishkhanadzor
* Janfida
* Karabak
* Karegah
* Karotan
* Karut
* Keren
* Khachgetik
* Khachintap
* Krmen
* Kumayri
* Leharnovit
* Lchashen
* Mamark
* Margis
* Martiros
* Martunashen
* Melikashen
* Mirik
* Mkhants
* Moshatagh
* Mush
* Movsesashen
* Msheni
* Norashenik
* Pakahan
* Saratak
* Shalua
* Shirak
* Shrvakan
* Sonasar
* Spitakajur
* Suaras
* Sus
* Tandzut
* Tigranavan
* Tovmasar
* Tsaghkaberd
* Tsitsernavank
* Tsobadzor
* Urekan
* Urmia
* Vaghazin
* Vakunis
* Van
* Vardabats
* Vardanants
* Vazgenashen
* Verin Kashunik
* Vordnav
* Vurgavan
* Yeritsvank
* Zoratsik

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Administrative divisions of Artsakh

Capital city|

* Stepanakert

Provinces|

* Askeran
* Hadrut (nominal)
* Kashatagh (nominal)
* Martakert
* Martuni
* Shahumyan (nominal)
* Shushi

Provincial capitals|

* Askeran
* Hadrut (nominal)
* Berdzor (nominal)
* Martakert
* Martuni
* Karvachar (former)
* Shushi (nominal)

Other urban communities|

* Chartar
* Zoravan/Nerkin Chartar

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Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Background|

* Nagorno-Karabakh
* History
* Armenian–Azerbaijani war (1918–1920)
* Deportation of Azerbaijanis from Armenia
* Dissolution of the Soviet Union
* Karabakh movement
* Miatsum
* Armenians in Azerbaijan
* Armenians in Baku
* Azerbaijanis in Armenia
* Anti-Armenian sentiment in Azerbaijan
* Armenia–Azerbaijan relations

First war (1988–1994)|

* Çardaqlı clash
* Askeran clash
* Sumgait pogrom
* Gugark pogrom
* Zvartnots Airport clash
* Shusha and Stepanakert pogroms
* Kirovabad pogrom
* Il-76 crash near Leninakan (1988)
* Baku pogrom
* Black January
* Bağanis Ayrum
* 1990 Tbilisi–Agdam bus bombing
* Operation Ring
* Voskepar massacre
* Battle of Togh
* 1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown
* Law on Abolishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
* Siege of Stepanakert
* Operation Dashalty
* 1992 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown
* Capture of Gushchular and Malibeyli
* Capture of Garadaghly
* Khojaly massacre
* Maraga massacre
* Capture of Shusha
* Capture of Artsvashen
* Operation Goranboy
* Mardakert and Martuni Offensives
* Operation Həsənqaya
* Battle of Lachin
* Operation Qazançı
* 1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état
* Battle of Kalbajar
* Battle of Aghdam
* 1993 Summer Offensives
* Operation Geghamasar
* Operation Horadiz
* Operation Kalbajar
* 1994 Baku Metro bombings
* 1994 Iranian Air Force C-130 shootdown
* 1994 Bagratashen bombing
* Refugees in Azerbaijan

Interwar clashes|

* 2008 Mardakert clashes
* January 2009 Agdam military incident
* September 2009 Agdam military incident
* 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
* 2010 Mardakert clashes
* 2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes
* 2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
* 2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown
* 2016 Odundağ clashes
* 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
* 2017 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
* Shelling of Alxanlı
* 2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
* 2019 clash near Chinari
* July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
* Incidents
* Protests in Azerbaijan
* Reactions

Second war (2020)|

* Timeline
* Casualties
* International reactions
* Allegations of third-party involvement
* Madagiz offensive
* Aras Valley campaign
* Bombardments (Barda, Ganja, Ghazanchetsots Cathedral, Martuni, Stepanakert, Tartar)
* Battle of Hadrut
* Lachin offensive
* Battle of Shusha
* Russian Mil Mi-24 shootdown
* War crimes
* Treatment of Armenian POWs

Post-ceasefire events|

* Azerbaijan's construction in gained areas
* 2020–2021 Armenian protests
* Chaylaggala and Hin Tagher
* Border crisis
* September 2022 escalation
* Susuzluq
* Shusha
* Farukh
* 2022 Armenian protests
* Blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh
* 2023 Azerbaijani offensive
* Protests in Armenia
* Flight of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians
* Berkadzor fuel depot explosion

Main locations|

* Administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh
* Stepanakert
* Askeran Province
* Hadrut Province
* Kashatagh Province
* Martakert Province
* Martuni Province
* Shahumyan Province
* Shushi Province
* Armenian-occupied territories
* Aghdam District
* Fuzuli District
* Jabrayil District
* Kalbajar District
* Lachin District
* Lachin corridor
* Qubadli District
* Zangilan District

Political leaders|

* Armenia
* Levon Ter-Petrosyan
* Robert Kocharyan
* Serzh Sargsyan
* Nikol Pashinyan

* Republic of Artsakh
* Artur Mkrtchyan
* Robert Kocharyan
* Leonard Petrosyan
* Arkadi Ghukasyan
* Bako Sahakyan
* Arayik Harutyunyan
* Samvel Shahramanyan

* Azerbaijan
* Ayaz Mutallibov
* Abulfaz Elchibey
* Heydar Aliyev
* Ilham Aliyev
* Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh
* Bayram Safarov
* Nizami Bahmanov
* Tural Ganjaliyev

* Russia
* Mikhail Gorbachev
* Boris Yeltsin
* Vladimir Putin

* Turkey
* Turgut Özal
* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Military leaders|

* Armenia
* Vazgen Sargsyan
* Gurgen Dalibaltayan
* Norat Ter-Grigoryants
* Jirair Sefilian
* Tiran Khachatryan
* Seyran Ohanyan

* Republic of Artsakh
* Samvel Babayan
* Kristapor Ivanyan
* Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan
* Monte Melkonian
* Jalal Harutyunyan
* Mikael Arzumanyan

* Azerbaijan
* Isgandar Hamidov
* Rahim Gaziyev
* Surat Huseynov
* Valeh Barshadly
* Mais Barkhudarov
* Hikmat Mirzayev
* Hikmat Hasanov

* Russia
* Viktor Polyanichko
* Pavel Grachev
* Rustam Muradov

* Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
* Shamil Basayev

* Afghanistan
* Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

Peace process|

* Baker rules
* Bishkek Protocol
* Tehran Communiqué
* Zheleznovodsk Communiqué
* OSCE Minsk Group
* Prague Process
* Madrid Principles
* 2020 ceasefire agreement
* 2020–2024 monitoring and peacekeeping
* Russia
* OSCE
* EU
* EUMCAP Oct–Dec 2022
* EUPAT Dec 2022–Jan 2023
* EUMA Feb 2023–present
* 2023 ceasefire agreement

International documents|

* Astrakhan Declaration
* Nagorno-Karabakh Declaration
* NATO Lisbon Summit Declaration
* OIC Resolution 10/11
* OIC Resolution 10/37
* PACE Resolution 1416
* PACE Resolution 2085
* UNGA Resolution 48/114
* UNGA Resolution 60/285
* UNGA Resolution 62/243
* UNSC resolutions
* 822
* 853
* 874
* 884

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