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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]]. The highland part of the region became known as [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] after the establishment of the [[Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast]] in [[1923]], and declared independence in [[1991]], but remains unrecognized worldwide. Portions of lowland Karabakh have been occupied by Armenian forces since the [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]] ended in [[1993]]<ref name= "UN1993">[http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/or/13508.htm US State Department - 1993 UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh]</ref>. |
'''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]]. The highland part of the region became known as [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] after the establishment of the [[Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast]] in [[1923]], and declared independence in [[1991]], but remains unrecognized worldwide. Portions of lowland Karabakh have been occupied by Armenian forces since the [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]] ended in [[1993]]<ref name= "UN1993">[http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/or/13508.htm US State Department - 1993 UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh]</ref>. |
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The word "Karabakh" originated from [[Turkic language|Turkic]] and [[Persian language|Persian]], literally meaning "black garden", respectively |
The [[Azerbaijani language|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 [[Armenia]] and [[Caucasian Albania]].<ref>Great Soviet Encyclopedia, "NKAO, Historial Survey", 3rd edition, translated into English, New York: Macmillan Inc., 1973</ref> |
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The related term ''Karabagh'' [kærəba:] is described by the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] as being used to denote a kind of patterned [[Karabakh carpet|rug]] originally produced in the area, and is an acceptable alternate spelling of Karabakh.{{Fact|date=April 2007}} |
The related term ''Karabagh'' [kærəba:] is described by the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] as being used to denote a kind of patterned [[Karabakh carpet|rug]] originally produced in the area, and is an acceptable alternate spelling of Karabakh.{{Fact|date=April 2007}} |
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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. The highland part of the region became known as Nagorno-Karabakh after the establishment of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast in 1923, and declared independence in 1991, but remains unrecognized worldwide. Portions of lowland Karabakh have been occupied by Armenian forces since the Nagorno-Karabakh War ended in 1993[1].
The Azerbaijani word "Karabakh" originated from Turkic and Persian, literally meaning "black garden", respectively [2] The name first appears in Georgian and Persian sources in the 13th and 14th centuries.[3] 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 Armenia and Caucasian Albania.[4]
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
- ^ US State Department - 1993 UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh
- ^ 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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