Shusha District (NKAO)
District in Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
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Shusha District (Azerbaijani: Şuşa rayonu, Шуша рајону; Armenian: Շուշիի շրջան) was an administrative unit within the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.[1]
Shusha District | |
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District | |
Map of Shusha District within NKAO | |
| Autonomous region |  Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast |
| Country | Azerbaijan SSR |
| Established | 8 August 1930 |
| Abolished | 26 November 1991 |
| Capital | Shusha |
| Population (1979) | |
• Total | 16,019 |
History
The district was formed on 8 August 1930. Its capital was the city of Shusha.[2] Shusha district was the only district in Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast where Azerbaijanis formed a majority.
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast was abolished on 26 November 1991.[3]
Following the First Nagorno-Karabakh war, all of the district came under the control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh and was incorporated into its Shushi Province. However, following the Battle of Shusha during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan recaptured the city of Shusha and several surrounding villages.[4]
Demographics
| Year | Population | Ethnic groups | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 10,819 | 58.3% Azerbaijanis, 38.6% Armenians, 2.4% Russians | Soviet Census[5] |
| 1959 | 10,626 | 61.8% Azerbaijanis, 35.7% Armenians, 1.9% Russians | Soviet Census[5] |
| 1970 | 13,664 | 72.4% Azerbaijanis, 26.2% Armenians, 1.0% Russians | Soviet Census[5] |
| 1979 | 16,019 | 80.9% Azerbaijanis, 18.0% Armenians, 0.7% Russians | Soviet Census[5] |