Romanization of Armenian
English translation
Ազատ ու անկախ Արցախ,
Քո տուն-ամրոցը կերտեցինք,
Պատմությունը մեր երկրի
Մեր սուրբ արյամբ մենք սերտեցինք։
Դու բերդ ես անառիկ,
Բարձունք սրբազան, վեհ անուն,
Մասունք աստվածային,
Քեզնով ենք հավերժանում։
Դու մեր լույս հայրենիք,
Երկիր, հայրենյաց դուռ սիրո
Ապրիր դու միշտ խաղաղ,
Մեր հին ու նոր Ղարաբաղ։
Քաջերն ենք մենք հայկազուն,
Մռավ ենք, Քիրս ենք ու Թարթառ,
Մեր վանքերով լեռնապահ՝
Անհաղթելի մի բուռ աշխարհ։
Azat u ankax Artsax,
Kho tun-amrotsė kertetsinkh,
Patmuthyunė mer yerkri
Mer surb aryamb menkh sertetsinkh.
Du berd es anarrik,
Bardzunkh srbazan, veh anun,
Masunkh astvatzayin,
Kheznov enkh haverzhanum.
Du mer luys Hayrenikh,
Yerkir, Hayrenyats durr siro
Aprir du misht xaghagh,
Mer hin u nor Gharabagh.
Khajern enkh menkh Haykazun,
Mrrav enkh, Khirs enkh u Thartharr,
Mer vankheru lerrnapah,
Anhaghtheli mi burr ashxarh.
[ɑ.ˈzɑt u ɑŋ.ˈkɑχ ɑɾ.ˈt͡sʰɑχ |]
[kʰɔ tun ɑm.ˈɾɔ.t͡sʰə kɛɾ.tɛ.ˈt͡sʰiŋkʰ |]
[pɑt.mu.ˈtʰju.nə mɛɾ jɛɾ.ˈkɾi |]
[mɛɾ suɾb ɑɾ.ˈjɑmb mɛŋkʰ sɛɾ.tɛ.ˈt͡sʰiŋkʰ ǁ]
[du bɛɾtʰ‿ɛs ɑ.nɑ.ˈrik |]
[bɑɾ.ˈd͡zuŋkʰ səɾ.bɑ.ˈzɑn vɛh ɑ.ˈnun |]
[mɑ.ˈsuŋkʰ ɑst.vɑ.t͡sɑ.ˈjin |]
[kʰɛz.ˈnɔv‿ɛŋkʰ hɑ.vɛɾ.ʒɑ.ˈnum ǁ]
[du mɛɾ lujs hɑj.ɾɛ.ˈnikʰ |]
[jɛɾ.ˈkiɾ hɑj.ɾɛn.ˈjɑt͡sʰ dur si.ˈɾɔ |]
[ɑp.ˈɾiɾ du miʃt χɑ.ˈʁɑʁ |]
[mɛɾ hin u nɔɾ ʁɑ.ɾɑ.ˈbɑʁ ǁ]
[kʰɑ.ˈd͡ʒɛɾn‿ɛŋkʰ mɛŋkʰ hɑj.kɑ.ˈzun |]
[mə.ˈrɑv‿ɛŋkʰ kʰiɾs‿ɛŋkʰ u tʰɑɾ.ˈtʰɑr |]
[mɛɾ vɑŋ.kʰɛ.ˈɾɔv lɛr.nɑ.ˈpɑh |]
[ɑn.hɑʁ.tʰɛ.ˈli mi bur ɑʃ.ˈχɑɾ ǁ]
Free and independent Artsakh,
We have erected our home-fortress.
The history of our country,
We have secured by our blood.
You are an unassailable fortress,
A holy peak, a noble name.
A blessing divine
We are made eternal through you.
You, our light-giving homeland,
Land, gate of love to the Fatherland.
Live always in peace
Our old and new Karabagh.
We are brave descendants of Haik
Like Mrav, Kirs and everlasting Tartar
With our temples in high mountains
Keep our country invincible.
Republic of Artsakh
Արցախի Հանրապետություն
Artsakhi Hanrapetutyun
Нагорно-Карабахская Республика
Nagorno-Karabakhskaya Respublika
Anthem:
Ազատ ու Անկախ Արցախ (Armenian)
Azat u Ankakh Artsakh
"Free and Independent Artsakh"
Status
Unrecognised state; recognised by 3 non-UN members
Capital
and largest city
Official languages
Artsakhi
Unitary presidential republic[c]
Legislature
Independence from the Soviet Union
• Autonomy
2 September 1991[2]
• Declared
10 December 1991
Area
• Total
3,170[3] km2 (1,220 sq mi)
• March 2021[4] estimate
120,000
• 2015[5] census
150,932
2019 estimate
• Total
$713 million
• Per capita
$4,803
Currency
(AMD)
Time zone
right
Calling code
Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh (/ˈɑːrtsɑːx, -sæx/)[e] or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (/nəˌɡɔːrnoʊ kærəˈbæk/),[f][6] is a doubly landlocked breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, including the capital of Stepanakert. It is an enclave within Azerbaijan. Its only overland access route to Armenia is via the 5 km (3.1 mi) wide Lachin corridor which is under the control of Russian peacekeepers.[7]
The predominantly Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh was claimed by both the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia when both countries became independent in 1918 after the fall of the Russian Empire. A brief war over the region broke out in 1920. The dispute was largely shelved after the Soviet Union established control over the area, and created the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) within the Azerbaijan SSR in 1923.
In the leadup to the fall of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, the region re-emerged as a source of dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In 1991, a referendum held in the NKAO and the neighbouring Shahumyan Province resulted in a declaration of independence. Ethnic conflict led to the 1991–1994 Nagorno-Karabakh War.[7] Conflict has sporadically broken out since then, most significantly in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.[7]
The Republic of Artsakh is a presidential democracy with a unicameral legislature. The country is reliant on and closely integrated with Armenia, in many ways functioning as a de facto part of Armenia.[8][9] The country is very mountainous, averaging 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) above sea level. The population is 99.7% ethnic Armenian, and the primary spoken language is Armenian. The population is overwhelmingly Christian, most being affiliated with the Armenian Apostolic Church. Several historical monasteries are popular with tourists. They come mostly from the Armenian diaspora, as most travel can take place only between Armenia and Artsakh.
The emblem of the Republic of Artsakh consists of an eagle above which is an ornamented crown. On the chest of the eagle is a shield with a panorama of a mountain range and under it a vertically set Flag of Artsakh. Over this are the two stone heads of "Granny and Gramps" (Տատիկ և Պապիկ, Tatik yev Papik) from the We Are Our Mountains monument in Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh. The eagle's feet clutch various agricultural products including wheat and grapes. The outer rim is made up of a golden circular ribbon bearing inscription "Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն-Արցախ, Lerrnayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut’yun-Arts’akh" ("Artsakh Republic of Mountainous Karabakh") in Armenian.[1]
The coat of arms was adopted by the decision of the Supreme Council of the Republic on November 17, 1992, and is regulated by the "Charter on the State Coat of Arms of the NKR".[2]
Territory controlled by Artsakh shown in dark green; territory claimed but not controlled shown in light green