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NagornoKarabakh.com Knowledge resource for policymakers, journalists and academia
The land of Artsakh, still better known to journalists and policymakers as “Nagorno Karabakh,” is a historical Armenian-peopled province in the Caucasus region, with an ancient tradition of uninterrupted institutional self-governance and factual sovereignty that spans over 15 centuries of recorded history. This continuous tradition of institutional autonomy and de-facto-independence differentiates Artsakh from other newly-recognized, unrecognized, or partially-recognized states who rely on the right of peop
Artsakh’s mountainous and heavily forested terrain offers landscapes of rare natural beauty and is home to ancient monuments of considerable historical significance. Especially important are Artsakh’s ecclesiastical ensembles associated with the Kingdom of Armenia’s transformation into the world’s first Christian state in the year 301 AD. Artsakh hosted the first school where the newly-invented Armenian alphabet was taught, in c. 410 AD, and is a land that preserved elements of Armenian statehood and the co