Stepanakert

[ step-uh-nuh-kert; Russian styi-puh-nuh-kyert ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

Khankendi, which Armenians called Stepanakert, was the headquarters of the self-declared separatist government of the territory known internationally as Nagorno-Karabakh.

From Seattle Times

Khankendi, which Armenians called Stepanakert, was the headquarters of the self-declared separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh.

From Seattle Times

The regional capital Khankendi, also known as Stepanakert, was left deserted.

From BBC

Khankendi, which Armenians called Stepanakert, was the headquarters of the self-declared separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh.

From Seattle Times

“I often saw in my dreams how my neighbors and I, as before, were walking in the forest and picking flowers,” Bahar Aliguleyeva said of her childhood memories in the Karabakh capital city of Khankendi, which was called Stepanakert by Armenians.

From Washington Times