Until 2019, the church of Surp Hakob (or Saint James) opened in 2007 was the only church in the city. [15], A delegation of members from Helsinki Watch had gone to Stepanakert for two days. [6][7], Human Rights Watch reported that the main bases used by Azerbaijani armed forces for the bombardment of Stepanakert included the towns of Khojaly and Shusha. Stepanakert is served by a number of regular minibus lines. Économie[modifier| modifier le code] 1992, page 12; 34, Irredentism: ethnic conflict and international politics By Thomas Ambrosio - page 148, Cox's book of modern saints and martyrs By Caroline Cox, Catherine Butcher - page 100, Azerbaijani State Television, 24, July 1994, Azerbaijan Diary: A Rogue Reporter's Adventures in an Oil-Rich, War-Torn, Post-Soviet Republic By, JPRS report: Central Eurasia. Human Rights Watch, 1992. There are no products to trade for food stamps. Hébergement sur Stepanakert en Arménie Ouvert par vivie59, le 04/07/2019 à 19:22. It was in these conditions of total blockade that Azerbaijan subjected Stepanakert to shelling and bombardment.[15]. [26] In May 2012, the director of the NKR's Civil Aviation Administration, Tigran Gabrielyan, announced that the airport will begin operations in summer 2012. Stepanakert , Khankendi (Azerbaijani: Xankəndi, [xɑnkænˈdi]) and originally called Vararakn (Armenian: Վարարակն, [vararaˈkən]), is the capital and the largest city of the de facto Republic of Artsakh.

Another military museum honors those soldiers from the Karabakh war who are “missing”. Prior to the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the economy of Stepanakert was mainly based on food-processing industries, silk weaving and winemaking. The main symbol of all Artsakh and Stepanakert is the popular monument “We and Our Mountains“. Armenia Hotel in Stepanakert is located on Renaissance Square, in the heart of Stepanakert. During the war, the city suffered immense damage from Azerbaijani bombardment, especially in early 1992 when the Azerbaijanis used the town of Shushi as an artillery firebase to rain down Grad missiles upon it. Chicago Tribune reporter Michael McGuire: The capital, Stepanakert, is under daily artillery bombardment. Azerbaijani sources insist that the settlement was founded in the late 18 century as a private residence for khans of the Karabakh Khanate. Today Stepanakert continues to develop and it is more beautiful than ever. In conclusion, one thing is clear –  you should visit Stepanakert as soon as possible! Stepanakert meaning the city of Stepan is named after Armenian Bolshevik revolutionary Stepan Shaumian. If you looking for agricultural products from all over Karabakh it’s time to visit the main agricultural fair (Shooka in Armenian),  really great place to feel the spirit and colors of Artsakh. “For three months, we haven’t washed; we have forgotten what a bath is,” said the teacher and mother of three children.

Pogroms against the Azerbaijani population in September 1988, with physical attacks and burning of property, forced nearly all Azerbaijanis to flee the city. The Stepanakert branch of Tumo Center for Creative Technologies was opened in September 2015, as a result of continued cooperation between the Tumo Centre and the Armenian General Benevolent Union, with the support of mobile operator Karabakh Telecom.[34][35]. In the words of the State Secretary of Azerbaijan in 1992 Lala-Shovket Gajiyeva, "For more than 100 days we were shelling Stepanakert, but the Armenians did not abandon their land". The popular Armenian architect Alexander Tamanyan created a plan for the reorganization of this city. [4], The political and economic reforms that General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev had initiated in 1985 saw a marked decentralization of Soviet authority. The square serves as the main place of promenade for residents and travelers, also different concerts and performances take place here. The cultural palace of the city is named after Charles Aznavour. The hotel has 55 guest rooms, all furnished according to.. There are jagged, blackened holes in nearly every building.

The musical fountains of park amuse all visitors every day from 7 p.m. to midnight.

Regular trips to other provinces of Nagorno-Karabakh are also operated from the city.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on September 27 morning that Azerbaijan “has launched an offensive” against Nagorno-Karabakh.

The hotel has 55 guest rooms, all furnished according to international standards, and beautifully decorated with prevailing mild and relaxing colors. 1923 is also the year Stepanakert became the capital of Karabakh with a mixed Armenian-Russian population, schools, churches, public buildings, hotels, and houses. Since the mid-1990s, football teams from Karabakh started taking part in some domestic competitions in Armenia. [6] Relations between Stepankert's Armenians and Azerbaijanis, who supported the Azerbaijani government's position, deteriorated in the following years and as a result. All travelers love to buy souvenirs or handworks, something special and unique for your loved ones back home. It was financed by benefactor Nerses Yepremian from Los Angeles. The Artsakh national football league was launched in 2009. In time, Stepanakert grew to become the region's most important city (a status it received in 1940). The museum of Fallen Soldiers honors those who died in battle during the 1990–94 war with Azerbaijan.

On August 22–24 alone, Azerbaijani bombings had caused at least 40 civilian deaths and left 100 people wounded.

The delegation also noticed that almost every apartment in Stepankerts western side, had been hit by shelling. After the independence of Armenia, many cultural and youth centres were reopened.