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For the horse, see Karabakh horse.

For the region, see Nagorno-Karabakh.

Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Qarabağ, Armenian: Ղարաբաղ) is a region in Azerbaijan, extending from the highlands of the Lesser Caucasus down to lowlands between the two rivers of Kura and Aras, part of which is controlled by Armenian forces since 1994^{[citation needed]}. The highland part of the region became known as Nagorno-Karabakh after the establishment of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast in 1923.^{[citation needed]}

The Azerbaijani word "Karabakh" originated from Turkic and Persian, literally meaning "black garden", respectively.^[1] The name first appears in Georgian and Persian sources in the 13th and 14th centuries.^[2] Before 1230's, when the region was conquered by the Mongols, and became to be known Karabakh, it was known as Artsakh and Utik, two historic regions of Caucasian Albania.^[3]

The related term Karabagh [kærəba:] is described by the Oxford English Dictionary as being used to denote a kind of patterned rug originally produced in the area, and is an acceptable alternate spelling of Karabakh.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ BBC News — Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh
^ Template:Hy icon Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia, The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Vol. 7, Yerevan 1981. p. 26
^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia, "NKAO, Historial Survey", 3rd edition, translated into English, New York: Macmillan Inc., 1973

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[bbc2005-1] BBC News — Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh

[asev7-2] Template:Hy icon Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia, The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Vol. 7, Yerevan 1981. p. 26

[3] Great Soviet Encyclopedia, "NKAO, Historial Survey", 3rd edition, translated into English, New York: Macmillan Inc., 1973

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-'''Karabakh''' ({{lang-az|Qarabağ}}, {{lang-hy|Ղարաբաղ}}) is a region in [[Azerbaijan]], extending from the highlands of the [[Lesser Caucasus]] down to lowlands between the two rivers of [[Kura River|Kura]] and [[Aras River|Aras]], part of which is occupied by Armenian forces since [[1994]]{{Fact|date=April 2007}}. The highland part of the region became known as [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] after the establishment of the [[Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast]] in [[1923]].{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
+'''Karabakh''' ({{lang-az|Qarabağ}}, {{lang-hy|Ղարաբաղ}}) is a region in [[Azerbaijan]], extending from the highlands of the [[Lesser Caucasus]] down to lowlands between the two rivers of [[Kura River|Kura]] and [[Aras River|Aras]], part of which is controlled by Armenian forces since [[1994]]{{Fact|date=April 2007}}. The highland part of the region became known as [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] after the establishment of the [[Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast]] in [[1923]].{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
 The Azerbaijani word "Karabakh" originated from [[Turkic language|Turkic]] and [[Persian language|Persian]], literally meaning "black garden", respectively.<ref name= "bbc2005">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3658938.stm BBC News — Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh]</ref> The name first appears in [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] and Persian sources in the 13th and 14th centuries.<ref name="asev7">{{Hy icon}} Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia, ''The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast'', Vol. 7, Yerevan 1981. p. 26</ref> Before 1230's, when the region was conquered by the [[Mongols]], and became to be known Karabakh, it was known as Artsakh and Utik, two historic regions of [[Caucasian Albania]].<ref>Great Soviet Encyclopedia, "NKAO, Historial Survey", 3rd edition, translated into English, New York: Macmillan Inc., 1973</ref>