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Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
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Country in West Asia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Shusha
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Shusha or Shushi is a city in Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Situated at an altitude of 1,400–1,800 metres (4,600–5,900 ft) in the Karabakh mountains, the city was a mountain resort in the Soviet era.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (1988–1994)
The First Nagorno-Karabakh War was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by Armenia, and the Republic of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)