Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian: Нагорный Карабах, Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ, is a de facto nation, an ethic Armenian enclave within Azerbaizan. Once part of Russia, the region was transferred to Azerbaijan just before the collapse of the Soviet Union. In December 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh voted for independence, fueling the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

The country has seen bogus overprinted Russian stamps and stamps of doubtful nature being produced for it. Genuine stamps have been inscribed as REPUBLIC Of NAGORNO-KARABAKH or REPUBLIC OF MOUNTAINOUS KARABAKH in English and Armenian since 1996, at least. Since international mail was handled through Armenia, its stamps were usable alone and accepted internationally.

Nagorno-Karabakh became the Republic of Artsakh in 2017. See: Artsakh.





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