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Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shusha after it was damaged in the recent conflict © G.Mattu The Republic of Artsakh also known as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic has appealed to Russia to help safeguard around 1,500 art objects in the war-torn and culturally significant city of Shusha (called Shushi by Armenians). This comes after six weeks of deadly fighting in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies within the borders of Azerbaijan, but contains an Armenian ethnic majority. Before the recent conflict it was mostly controlled by the breakaway state of Artsakh (supported by Armenia), but the Azeri military, supported by Turkey, made big gains last year. Azeri President Ilham Aliyev described the takeover as the “liberation of Shusha”. The fighting ended on 10 November under a Russian-brokered peace deal.

Vayots dzorAzerbaijan generalJean jansemGrigor gabrielyantsDavid burliukJean carzouSergey lavrovIlham aliyevSherin melikovaLusine gasparyanEdgar chahineAzerbaijan national carpet museumMuseum of shushi historyMuseum of fine artsShushi state geology museumGhazanchetsots cathedral