Artsakh covered the north-eastern range of the Armenian Plateau and was mostly mountainous and afforested.
By medieval times, from at least the 9th century, Artsakh has been a stronghold of Armenian national identity. Its people spoke a local Eastern Armenian dialect, the Artsakhian dialect (today known as the Karabakh dialect), which is mentioned by 7th century grammarian Stepanos Syunetsi in his earliest record of the Armenian dialects
In 301 Armenia was converted to Christianity. Artsakh became a major stronghold for Armenian missionaries to spread the Christianity in the neighboring countries.
Recorded at the end of the XIX century, the name of Artsakh came from the words "sar" - mountain and "tsakh" - forest, i.e. mountainous and forestry (the main factors of local landscape). Every valley in Artsakh is original and unique. In this beautiful country there are many churches, monasteries, ruins of old settlements, bridges, castles, springs, mills, khachkars, and cemeteries. Almost all the mountainous parts of Artsakh are covered with forests. Artsakh is rich with nut and mulberry forests. Artsakh has its town symbol "We Are Our Mountains"
"We Are Our Mountains" (Մենք ենք մեր լեռները) is a large Armenian monument located in Stepanakert, the capital city of the unrecognized Nagorno Karabakh Republic
The sculpture, completed in 1967 by Sargis Baghdasaryan is widely regarded as a symbol of Nagorno-Karabakh. The monument is made from volcanic tufa, and depicts an old and woman hewn from rock, representing the mountain people of Karabakh.
Capital-Stepanakert
Official language(s)-Armenian,Armenian(karabakh dialect),russian
National language-Armenia
Government-Unrecognized Presidential Republic
Religion - Christianity
Religion - Christianity
Currency-In use Armenian dram
Calling code- +374 47 (374 97 - for mobile phones)
Today, Nagorno-Karabakh is a de facto independent state, calling itself the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The actual declaration of establishment of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, issued on September 2, 1991, states that the republic is proclaimed pursuant to the USSR law of secession, and that it "enjoys the authorities given to Republics by the USSR Constitution and legislation and reserves the right to decide independently the issue of its state-legal status based on political consultations and negotiations with the leadership of Union and Republics." The Declaration further states that "the USSR Constitution and legislation, as well as other laws currently in force, which do not contradict the goals and principles of this Declaration and peculiarities of the Republic apply on the territory of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, until the NKR Constitution and laws are adopted."
List of universities located in Stepanakert.
State:Arstakh University (Stepanakert)
Commercial universities: University "Grigor of Narek" (Stepanakert) and University "Mesrop Mashtots" (Stepanakert)
And there study not only armenian students but also foreign ones.for example seven young people from India presented claim for instruction in the architectural department of State University in Karabakh. Commercial universities: University "Grigor of Narek" (Stepanakert) and University "Mesrop Mashtots" (Stepanakert)
