KARABAKH is a region of Azerbaijan which has been under the occupation of Armenia since the war broke out between the two states in 1988-1994. Around 30,000 people have been killed and one million Azerbaijanis have become refugees in their own homeland. Today the negotiations are being held, albeit with no result. We hope that soon all occupied territories will be freed from the Armenian occupation and wait eagerly for the day when the refugees will return to their homeland who now live in miserable conditions, in wagons and camps.
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Karabakh
Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Qaraba?) 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 militarily held by Armenian forces since 1994. The highland part of the region became known as Nagorno-Karabakh after the establishment of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast in 1923.
The Azerbaijani word "Karabakh" originated from Turkic and Persian, literally meaning "black garden", respectively. The name first appears in Georgian and Persian sources in the 13th and 14th centuries. 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.
The Azerbaijani word "Karabakh" originated from Turkic and Persian, literally meaning "black garden", respectively. The name first appears in Georgian and Persian sources in the 13th and 14th centuries. 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.
