Stepanakert in the Republic of Artsakh
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From the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, the city of Stepanakert was the capital of the unrecognized breakaway Republic of Artsakh, while being internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.
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Stepanakert
Armenian: Ստեփանակերտ | |
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City | |
Location of Stepanakert in Artsakh, under its de facto borders from 2020 to 2023. | |
Coordinates: 39°48′55″N 46°45′7″E | |
Country (de facto) | Artsakh |
• Province | Stepanakert |
City status | 1940[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Stepanakert City Council |
• Mayor | David Sargsyan (2023) |
Area | |
• Total | 29.12 km2 (11.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 813 m (2,667 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 75,000 |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (GMT+4) |
Area code | +374 47 |
Website | stepanakert |
Sources: Stepanakert city area and population[3] |
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During this period, the city was a regional center of education and culture, being home to Artsakh University, musical schools, and a Palace of Culture. The economy was based on the service industry and had varied enterprises, food processing, wine making, and silk weaving being the most important.[4] As of 2021, the population of Stepanakert was 75,000.[5]