Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh
noun /nəˈɡɔːnəu kɑːrəˈbɑːk/
A landlocked region in South Caucasus. De facto governed by Armenian populated independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, with capital city Stepanakert. De jure a breakaway region of Azerbaijan.
Syn: Artsakh, Nagorny Karabakh
See Also: Karabakh, Lower Karabakh

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