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Stepanakert

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[step-uh-nuh-kert, styi-puh-nuh-kyert] / ˌstɛp ə nəˈkɛrt, styɪ pə nʌˈkyɛrt /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, within Azerbaijan.


Example Sentences

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Thousands of Armenians still live in the major city of Stepanakert, in a zone controlled by Russian peacekeepers.

From New York Times

Its retaking by Azerbaijan’s forces in November was important both symbolically and strategically because it sits high above the region’s nearby capital, Stepanakert.

From Washington Times

On a cloudy morning in December, a Halo team arrived at Babayan’s home in Kaghartsi, about 16 miles east of the regional capital, Stepanakert.

From Washington Post

They are thought to have been kidnapped on the road leading from Armenia to Stepanakert, the region’s administrative hub.

From Washington Post

“They say that things will be OK,” said Svetlana Movsesyan, 67, an ethnic Armenian who remained in the Nagorno-Karabakh capital of Stepanakert, even after narrowly escaping an Azerbaijani strike on the market where she sells dried fruits and honey.

From New York Times