Martakert
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Coordinates: 40°12′37″N 46°48′33″E / 40.21028°N 46.80917°E
| Martakert Մարտակերտ |
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| Capital | Martakert |
| Governor | Sergei Ohanyan |
| Area Total - Water (%) |
Ranked 1795 km² Negligible |
| Population - Total (2005) - Density |
Ranked 18963[1] 10.56/km² |
| Abbreviations - Postal code - ISO 3166-2 - FIPS 10-4 |
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| Website | www.karabakh.net |
Martakert (Armenian: Մարտակերտ, Russian: Мартакерт) is a province of the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Its territory is a de jure part of Azerbaijan, divided between the Tartar and Kelbajar rayons after Azerbaijan's abolition of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast in 1991. The Sarsang reservoir is located in this province.
[edit] Cultural sites
The Gandzasar monastery and the 17th century Armenian monastery Yerits Mankants are located in this province. In the summer of 2006, Armenian media announced that the ruins of an ancient city built by King Tigranes the Great had been discovered in the Mardakert region. Archaeologist Hamlet Petrosyan said it was no coincidence that that very location had been chosen for excavation - history had pointed to it strongly.
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