Nagorno-Karabakh

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Map highlighting the location of Nagorno-Karabakh within Azerbaijan, with surrounding countries Armenia, Georgia, Iran, and Russia also shown. The map includes major cities in and around Nagorno-Karabakh and features an inset for regional context near the Caspian Sea.

Gandzasar Monastery, an Armenian stone church complex with a central dome, stands on a grassy hill surrounded by gravestones in Nagorno-Karabakh near the village of Vank.

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Al Jazeera - What does the future hold for Nagorno-Karabakh?	Gloria Lotha	Aug 14, 2026
	Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - What does the future hold for Nagorno-Karabakh?	Emily Rodriguez	Mar 18, 2026
	Add new Web site: The History Files - Nagorno Karabakh / Artsakh (Armenia).	Emily Rodriguez	Dec 05, 2025
	Add new Web site: Official Site of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jun 15, 2025
	Article revised to include developments in 2024 and early 2025.	Adam Zeidan	Apr 09, 2025
	Add new Web site: BBC News - Nagorno-Karabakh profile.	Gloria Lotha	May 02, 2024
	Updated the discussion of the outcome of Azerbaijan's September 2023 offensive.	Adam Zeidan	Feb 09, 2024
	Added mention of Azerbaijan's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023.	Adam Zeidan	Sep 22, 2023
	Added cross-reference.	Adam Zeidan	Jul 25, 2023
	Added mention of the cease-fire deal signed on November 9, 2020.	Adam Zeidan	Nov 12, 2020
	Updated the discussion of the 2020 conflict.	Adam Zeidan	Oct 27, 2020
	Updated the discussion of Armenian–Azerbaijani dialogue and conflict over the region.	Adam Zeidan	Sep 30, 2020
	Added map of Nagorno-Karabakh region.	Noah Tesch	Apr 25, 2013
	Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 22, 2010
	Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 22, 2010
	Media added.	Chelsey Parrott-Sheffer	Nov 04, 2008
	Noted agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia to intensify efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.	Laura Etheredge	Nov 04, 2008
	Article revised and updated.	Laura Etheredge	Sep 19, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998