A Trip to Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh

A man chops firewood in the town of Shusha outside Nagorno-Karabakh's main city of Stepanakert.



“On April 2, large-scale cease-fire violations took place along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, leading to at least 33 fatalities,” the United Nations office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported. Of the 33 fatalities, three are believed to be civilian.



The conflict began when the Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous region announced its independence from Azerbaijan in February 1988. In September 1991, the disputed region declared itself the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and, over the course of the enduring conflict, Azerbaijan subsequently lost control of the region.

A newly built house surrounded by ruins is seen in the town of Shusha, partly destroyed during fighting between Karabakh and Azerbaijan forces in 1990s, just outside of Nagorno-Karabakh's main city of Stepanakert.

Ruins are seen in the town of Agdam.

A woman is seen in front of the ruins of a house destroyed during fighting between Karabakh and Azerbaijan forces in 1993, in the town of Shusha.

A man stands near a wall decorated with national flag of Nagorno-Karabakh in Stepanakert.

Children play in front of the Presidential palace in Stepanakert.

A girl walks in the courtyard of an apartment building in Stepanakert.

An Armenian Gregorian Church which was partially destroyed during fighting between Karabakh and Azerbaijan forces in the 1990s, is seen in the town of Shusha.

A couple walk along a street in Stepanakert.

A tank of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh moves on the road in the village of Talish.