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Shusha District ( az, Şuşa rayonu) is one of the 66
districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the
Karabakh Economic Region Karabakh Economic Region ( az, Qarabağ iqtisadi rayonu) is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders Iran to the south, as well as the economic regions of East Zangezur, Ganja-Dashkasan, Central Aran, and Mil-Mughan. The regio ...
. The district borders the districts of Khojaly, Lachin, and Khojavend. Its capital and largest city is Shusha. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 34,700.


History

The district was formerly part of the Shusha District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of
Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...
during the Soviet times. It was the only district of NKAO to have an
Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (disambiguation) * Azeri (disambiguation) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ...
-majority. The district came under the control of the Armenian forces during the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...
and was made part of the
Shushi Province Shushi Province ( hy, Շուշիի շրջան) is a province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The province has 7 communities of which 1 is considered urban and 6 are rural. The town of Shushi ...
of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. However, in 2020, parts of the district, including its capital, Shusha, were recaptured by Azerbaijan in November 2020 following a three-day battle during the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of ...
.


Notable residents

* Mir Mohsun Navvab, artist and poet *
Khurshidbanu Natavan Khurshidbanu Natavan ( az, خورشیدبانو ناتوان / Xurşidbanu Natəvan; 6 August 1832 – 2 October 1897) was an Azerbaijani poet and philanthropist. She is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan. Her poems are in ei ...
, poet *
Sadigjan Mirza Sadig ( az, Sadıqcan), more commonly known as Sadigjan is an Azerbaijani folk musician, tar player, and the creator of the Azerbaijani tar (also known as upgraded tar). Sadigjan is one of the famous Azerbaijani tar players. By improving ...
, musician, inventor of the Azeri variety of tar *
Gasim bey Zakir Gasim bey Zakir (also spelled Kāṣīm Bey Ḏh̲ākir) ( az, Qasım bəy Zakir; died 1857) was an Azerbaijani poet of the 19th century and one of the founders of the critical realism and satirical genre in Azerbaijani literature. He is consider ...
, poet * Khudadat bey Malik-Aslanov, scientist and politician *
Najaf bey Vazirov Najaf bey Fatali oglu Vazirov ( az, Nəcəf-bəy Vəzirov) (17 February 1854 – 9 July 1926) was an Azerbaijani playwright and journalist. Life Vazirov was born in Shusha (then Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire, present-day Azerbaijan) whe ...
, playwright and journalist *
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, folk and opera singer * Bulbuljan, folk singer *
Muratsan Grigor Ter-Hovhannisian ( hy, Գրիգոր Տեր-Հովհաննիսյան; December 1, 1854 – September 12, 1908), better known as Muratsan ( hy, Մուրացան), was a prolific Armenian writer, known best for writing '' Gevorg Marzpetuni'' ( ...
(1854–1908), Armenian writer and novelist. *
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(1860–1932), Armenian historian. * Stepan Aghajanian (1863–1940), Armenian painter. *
Hambardzum Arakelian Hambardzum Arakelian ( hy, Համբարձում Առաքելյան ''Shahriar'' ( hy, Շահրիար), 1865, Shusha, Russian Empire - 1918, Tbilisi) was an Armenian journalist, writer and public activist, the founder of The Relief Committee for Arm ...
(1865–1918), Armenian journalist and public activist. *
Alexander Atabekian Alexander Movsesi Atabekian ( hy, Ալեքսանդր Մովսեսի Աթաբեկյան; 2 February 1868 – 4 December 1933) was a prominent Armenian anarchist, author and publisher of anarchist literature in Russian. Biography Alexander Movse ...
(1868–1933), prominent Armenian anarchist. *
Vartan Sarkisov Vartan Stepanovich Sarkisov (Sargsyan) ( hy, Վարդան Սարգսյան; russian: Вартан Степанович Саркисов; March 8, 1875, Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire – March 29, 1955, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) w ...
(1875–1955), Soviet-Armenian architect. * Freidun Aghalyan (1876–1944), Armenian architect. * Tuman Tumanian (1879–1906), Armenian liberation movement leader. * Abdurrahim Hagverdiyev, dramatist *
Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli ( az, Yusif Vəzir Çəmənzəminli), also spelled Chemenzeminli, born Yusif Mirbaba oghlu Vazirov (12 September 1887 – 3 January 1943) was an Azerbaijani statesman and writer known for his novels, short stories, essays ...
(12 September 1887 to 3 January 1943 in the GULAG, near Gorky, Russia), core author of the novel ''
Ali and Nino ''Ali and Nino'' is a novel about a romance between a Muslim Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani boy and Christians, Christian Georgians, Georgian girl in Baku in the years 1918–1920. It explores the dilemmas created by "European" rule over an ...
'', published under the pseudonym Kurban Said * Karim bey Mehmandarov, doctor and social activist * Khan Shushinski, folk singer * Shamsi Badalbeyli, theatre director and actor *
Suleyman Sani Akhundov Suleyman Sani Rzagulu bey oghlu Akhundov ( az, Süleyman Sani Rzaqulu bəy oğlu Axundov; 3 October 1875 – 29 March 1939), was an Azerbaijani playwright, journalist, author, and teacher. He chose the name Sani (Arabic for "the second") to avoid ...
, Azerbaijani playwright, journalist, children's author, and teacher (3 October 1875, Shusha – 29 March 1939,
Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
) *
Ahmad Agdamski Ahmed Agdamski ( az, Əhməd Ağdamski) also known by the stage name of Ahmed Bashir oglu Badalbeyli ( az, Əhməd Bəşir oğlu Bədəlbəyli) (January 5, 1884, in Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate (Russian Empire) – April 1, 1954, in Agdash, ...
, Azerbaijani opera singer, mugam singer and actor (5 January 1884, Shusha – 1 April 1954 Agdash) *
Soltan Hajibeyov Soltan Ismayil oghlu Hajibeyov ( az, Soltan İsmayıl oğlu Hacıbəyov, russian: Солтан Исмаил оглы Гаджибеков, also transliterated as Sultan Gadzhibekov; 5 May 1919 – 19 September 1974), was a Soviet Azerbaijani comp ...
, Azerbaijani composer and People's Artist of the USSR (5 May 1919 Shusha – 19 September 1974
Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
) * Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885–1948), founder of Azerbaijani composed music * Jabbar Garyagdioglu, Azerbaijani folk singer (khananda) (31 March 1861 Shusha – 20 April 1944
Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
) * Seyid Shushinski, Azerbaijani folk singer (khananda) (12 April 1889, Horadiz – 1 November 1965, Baku) *
Arsen Terteryan Arsen Harutyuni Terteryan ( hy, Արսեն Տերտերյան; 22 December 1882, Shusha – 6 October 1953, Yerevan) was a Soviet Armenian literary critic, academic of Science Academy of Armenia, awarded by ''Renowned scientist'' title (1940). G ...
(1882–1953), Soviet-Armenian scientist. *
Artashes Babalian Artashes Babalian ( hy, Արտաշես Ադամի Բաբալյան; November 17, 1886 – August 1, 1959) was an Armenian doctor, politician and public figure who served as the minster of social protection in the government of the First Republic ...
(1886–1959), a politician of the
First Republic of Armenia The First Republic of Armenia, officially known at the time of its existence as the Republic of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի Հանրապետութիւն), was the first modern Armenian state since the loss of Armenian statehood in the Middle ...
. *
Sahak Ter-Gabrielyan Sahak Mirzayi Ter-Gabrielyan ( hy, Սահակ Միրզայի Տեր-Գաբրիելյան; 1886 – 19 August 1937) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet Armenian statesman. Born in Shushi to the family of a tailor, he became a member of the ...
(1886–1937), Soviet-Armenian statesman. *
Hayk Gyulikekhvyan Hayk Gyulikevkhyan ( hy, Հայկ Գյուլիքևխյան, 1886, Shushi - 1951, Yerevan) was an Armenian literary critic and philosopher and Professor of Yerevan State University. He was one of the founders of Soviet Armenian literary criticism. ...
(1886–1951), Armenian literary critic. *
Ashot Hovhannisyan Ashot Garegini Hovhannisian ( hy, Աշոտ Գարգինի Հովհաննիսյան; russian: Ашот Гарегинович Иоаннисян, ''Ashot Gareginovich Ioannisyan''; June 17, 1887June 30, 1972) was an Armenian Marxist historian, theo ...
(1887–1972), Soviet-Armenian statesman and historian. * Mikael Arutchian (1897–1961), Soviet-Armenian painter. *
Ivan Knunyants Ivan Lyudvigovich Knunyants ( hy, Իվան Կնունյանց, russian: Иван Людвигович Кнунянц; – 21 December 1990), was a Soviet chemist of Armenian origin, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, a m ...
(1906–1990), Soviet-Armenian chemist. *
Gevork Kotiantz Gevork Vartanovich Kotiantz ( hy, Գևորգ Վարդանի Կոթյանց; russian: Гево́рк Варта́нович Котья́нц; 12 November 1909 in Shusha, Shusha uezd, Elizavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire – 28 August 1996 in S ...
(1909–1996), Soviet-Armenian painter. * Shamsi Badalbeyli (1911–1987), Soviet-Azerbaijani actor and theatre director. * Nelson Stepanyan (1913–1944), Soviet-Armenian pilot and Lieutenant–Colonel of the Red Army. *
Gurgen Boryan Gurgen Mikayeli Boryan ( hy, Գուրգեն Միքայելի Բորյան; 20 June 1915 – 15 April 1971), was an Armenian poet and playwright. Biography Boryan was born in Shusha. He started his career of writer in 1930, and published hi ...
(1915–1971), Soviet-Armenian poet and playwright. * Seyran Ohanyan (born 1962), Armenian politician and military commander. *
Aram Manukian Aram Manukian, reformed spelling: Արամ Մանուկյան, and he is also referred to as simply Aram. (19 March 187929 January 1919), was an Armenian revolutionary, statesman, and a leading member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation ...
(1879–1919), Armenian revolutionary leader *
Feyzullah Mirza Qajar Feyzullah Mirza Qajar (russian: Фейзулла Мирза Каджар; fa, فیض الله میرزا قاجار; az, Feyzulla Mirzə Qacar) also Fazullah-Mirza Qajar (russian: Фазулла-Мирза-Каджар; fa, فضل الله م ...
(1872–1920), prince of Iran's
Qajar dynasty The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic peoples ...
. Major general in the Russian Empire and the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, later military figure and politician in Iran. * Latif Karimov, Azerbaijani carpet designer known for his contributions to a variety of artistic fields.(17 November 1906, Shusha – 1991, Baku) *
Avan Yuzbashi Avan Yuzbashi (; ca. 1670–1735) was an 18th-century Armenian military leader in Karabagh, and an important figure of the Armenian liberation struggle during the 1720s in Karabagh. Biography Avan and his family were originally from Lori. They ...
, (1670s–1735), Armenian military and political leader during
Davit Bek Davit Bek or David Beg (; died 1728) was an Armenian military commander and the leader of an Armenian rebellion against invading Ottoman forces and implanted Safavid Muslim tribes in the mountainous region of Zangezur (today the Armenian provin ...
uprising (1720s) * Molla Panah Vagif, Poet the minister of foreign affairs in the Karabakh Khanate *
Ibrahim Khalil Khan Ibrahim Khalil khan Javanshir (1732–1806) was an Azerbaijani Turkic khan of the Karabakh Khanate from the Javanshir family, who succeeded his father Panah-Ali khan Javanshir as the ruler of the khanate. Early life He was born in c. 1732 in ...
(1732–1806), Azerbaijani khan of the Karabakh Khanate. *
Mehdigulu Khan Vefa Mehdigulu Khan Utsmiyev ( az, Mehdiqulu xan Xasay xan oğlu Üsmiyev; 1855, Shusha – 1900, Tiflis) was a lyrical poet of Azerbaijan of Kumyk and Javanshir descent, a lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Russian Army. He authored poetry under p ...
, lyrical poet of Azerbaijan, lieutenant colonel in the Russian Army, son of a famous Karabakh poet Khurshidbanu Natavan (1855 Shusha – 1900 1900 Tiflis) *
Mir Hasan Vazirov Mir-Hasan Kazim oglu Vazirov, also spelled Vezirov ( az, Mir Həsən Kazım bəy oğlu Vəzirov; russian: Мир Гасан Кязим оглы Везиров; February 13, 1889 – September 20, 1918) was an Azerbaijani socialist revolutionary. V ...
, Azerbaijani revolutionary and one of the
26 Baku Commissars The 26 Baku Commissars were Bolshevik and Left Socialist Revolutionary (SR) members of the Baku Commune. The commune was established in the city of Baku, which was then the capital of the briefly independent Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and ...


References

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