Sus, Lachin

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Place in Lachin, Azerbaijan

Sus, Lachin

Coordinates: 39°37′37″N 46°30′46″E﻿ / ﻿39.62694°N 46.51278°E﻿ / 39.62694; 46.51278
Country|  Azerbaijan
• District| Lachin
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

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Time zone| UTC+4 (UTC)

Sus (Azerbaijani: Sus; Armenian: Սուս) is a village in Lachin District of Azerbaijan. It was formerly under the supervision of the Russian peacekeeping force following the ceasefire agreement that ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. The village came under the de facto control of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh from 1992–2022, is administrated as part of its Kashatagh Province, and is de jure part of the Lachin District of Azerbaijan.[2] As of 26 August 2022, Azerbaijan regained control of villages in the Lachin corridor, including Lachin, Sus, and Zabukh.[3]

## Geography

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Sus sits on the Hakari (Aghavno) river, opposite to Ashaghy Sus (Nerkin Sus). It is 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Ashaghy Sus (Nerkin Sus), 3.1 km (1.9 mi) from Lachin (Berdzor), 4.8 km (3.0 mi) from Zabukh (Aghavno), 8.4 km (5.2 mi) from Tegh, Armenia, 19.6 km (12.2 mi) from Goris, Armenia, and 30.9 km (19.2 mi) from Stepanakert (Khankendi). At its closest, the Armenian border is 4.6 km (2.9 mi) away.

## Economy and culture

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The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building and a secondary school.[4]

## Demographics

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The village had 30 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 26 inhabitants in 2015.[4] Following the 2020 ceasefire, only around 200 Armenians remained in the Lachin corridor, with 30 of them being in Sus.[1]

## Administration

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According to the administrative division of the Republic of Artsakh, along with the village of Sus, the community of Sus includes the villages of Ashaghy Sus (Nerkin Sus), Mollalar (Gihut) and Gizilja (Urmia).[6] According to the administrative division of Azerbaijan, the village forms an administrative unit together with the villages of Zabukh (Aghavno), Baylik and Gizilja (Urmia).[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b Sara Petrosyan (22 February 2021). "Փոքրաթիվ հայեր դեռևս բնակվում են Քաշաթաղում, բայց դա ռուսների քմահաճույքով է պայմանավորված". hetq.am. Hetq. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
2. ^ Vendik, Yuri (17 November 2020). "Армяне оставляют Лачин, несмотря на конец войны в Карабахе и прибытие российских миротворцев". BBC Russian Service (in Russian). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
3. ^ "Azerbaijani forces are stationed in Lachin, Karabakh: President Aliyev". Daily Sabah. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
4. ^ a b Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
5. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
6. ^ Group, The Only. "Մեկնարկել է անշարժ գույք կորցրած արցախցիների սոցիալական աջակցության ծրագիրը". lratvakan.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-04-30. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
7. ^ "İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü, təsnifatı, 2019" (PDF). Azerbaijan State Statistical Committee (in Azerbaijani). 2020.

## External links

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* Sus, Lachin at GEOnet Names Server
* https://livenews.am/press/tag/սուս/
* https://newarmenia.am/արցախի-ներքին-սուս-համայնքում-տեղադր/amongus

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* Aghanus
* Maratuk
* Meghvadzor
* Melikahogh

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* Berdzor
* Kashunik
* Kovsakan
* Mijnavan
* Aghadzor
* Aghavnatun
* Aghavno
* Aghbradzor
* Alashkert
* Amiryan
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* Ani
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* Hak
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* Hale
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* Herik
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* Sonasar
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* Sus
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* Tigranavan
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* Vakunis
* Van
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Lachin District

Capital: Lachin

* Ağalaruşağı
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