Administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh

Regions of the Republic of Artsakh Շրջանները Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետության (Shrjannerë Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut'yan) (Armenian)
Provinces of the Republic of Artsakh. Solid colors: Soviet-era NKAO controlled by Artsakh; shaded white: not part of NKAO, Artsakh-ruled; horizontal stripes: Azerbaijani-ruled, claimed by Artsakh Martakert Askeran Stepanakert Martuni Shushi Province Hadrut Shahumyan Province
Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Artsakh
Number	6 Provinces 1 Special status city
Populations	2,560 (Shahumyan) – 49,986 (Stepanakert)
Areas	26 km2 (9.9 sq mi) (Stepanakert) – 3,380 km2 (1,304 sq mi) (Kashatagh)
Government	Region government, National government
Subdivisions	Urban community, Rural community

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The administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh are of two types; provinces and cities. There are six provinces and one special administrative city - the capital of the Republic.^[1]

Municipalities in Artsakh are divided into 2 categories: urban communities and rural communities. Before the 2020 war, there were 10 towns (urban) and 322 villages (rural) in Artsakh.^[2]

Administrative divisions[]

Province	Population (2005 census)[3]	Area (km2)	Capital	Map
1 Martakert Province2	18,963	1,795	Martakert
2 Askeran Province2	16,979	1,222	Askeran
3 Stepanakert	49,986	25.66	Stepanakert
4 Martuni Province2	23,158	951	Martuni
5 Shushi Province2	4,324	383	Shushi
6 Hadrut Province1	12,005	1,877	Hadrut
7 Shahumyan Province1	2,560	1,830	Karvachar
8 Kashatagh Province1	9,763	3,377	Berdzor

¹ Totally under Azerbaijani control.

² Partially under Azerbaijani control.

Azerbaijan divisions and claimed territories[]

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Former Soviet Shahumyan district and the territory known as "Getashen subdistrict" where Shahumyan Province was originally formed

Before the Artsakh republic was established, the territory was organized by the Republic of Azerbaijan into a number of rayons (districts).^{[citation needed]} Artsakh extended its provinces across the border of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), removing the administrative distinction between the two areas.^[4] The following districts, which were not part of the NKAO but were in Azerbaijan proper, were completely within the de facto borders of Artsakh before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war: Lachin, Qubadli, Zangilan, Jabrayil, Kalbajar. Additionally, parts of the following districts were partly under the control of Artsakh: Agdam District and Fuzuli District.

Pre-2020 war[]

Regions of Artsakh before 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.)

Before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, there were seven provinces. The districts of Azerbaijan surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh that were administered by Artsakh were: Lachin District, Qubadli District, Zangilan District, Jabrayil District and Kalbajar District, as well as parts of Agdam, and Fuzuli District. On the other hand, the eastern ends of Martakert and Martuni were under Azerbaijani control.

See also[]

• Administrative divisions of Armenia

References[]

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