"Free and independent Artsakh" ( hy, Ազատ ու անկախ Արցախ) (russian: Государственный гимн Республики Арцах) is the
national anthem
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and European n ...
of the
Republic of Artsakh
Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a list of states with limited recognition, breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan ...
, a
breakaway state
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in
Transcaucasia
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. Adopted in 1992, the anthem was written by
Vardan Hakobyan and composed by
Armen Nasibyan.
Lyrics
Notes
References
External links
Symbols of Statehood– The website for the Government of Nagorno-Karabakh has a page on national symbols that include an instrumental version of the anthem.
State Symbols– The website for the President of the NKR also has a page on state symbols that features an English translation of the lyrics along with the same instrumental version.
National anthems of the Commonwealth of Unrecognized States
Armenian culture
Asian anthems
Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic of Artsakh
European anthems
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