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Section sizes

Section size for Republic of Artsakh (68 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	23,096	23,096	583	583
Etymology	4,886	4,886	247	247
History	125	27,584	0	1,044
Dissolution of the USSR; First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988–1994)	4,859	4,859	369	369
De facto post-war independence (1994–2020)	3,550	3,550	118	118
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War (2020), Azerbaijan gains	3,437	3,437	126	126
Aftermath of 2020 war	943	943	66	66
Blockade (2022–2023)	8,125	8,125	131	131
2023 Azerbaijani offensive, exodus, and dissolution	6,545	6,545	234	234
Geography	1,663	2,787	82	196
Geology	439	439	32	32
Climate	366	366	38	38
Flora	319	319	44	44
Government and politics	6,919	35,043	260	1,479
Constitution	8,467	8,467	396	396
Administrative divisions	7,005	7,005	196	196
Law enforcement	1,931	4,869	60	255
Police of Artsakh	1,203	1,203	82	82
National Security Service	1,735	1,735	113	113
Military	3,340	3,340	171	171
Foreign relations	4,443	4,443	201	201
De facto independent Artsakh (1993–2023): conflicting ideologies and diplomacy	123	25,855	0	1,604
Artsakh–Armenia relations	4,458	4,458	249	249
Negotiations, outside mediation (2001–2007)	52	9,842	0	621
2001 Paris, Key West talks	837	837	66	66
2004 Astana talks	543	543	70	70
2006 Rambouillet talks	785	785	57	57
2006 Bucharest meeting	5,127	5,127	252	252
2006 Prague Process	1,181	1,181	123	123
2007 Azerbaijan's PKK claim	1,317	1,317	53	53
Armenian, Artsakh fundamental positions (c. 2007–10)	3,839	3,839	200	200
Aliyev: fundamental position on Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh (2008)	773	773	55	55
UN, EU, Minsk Group diplomacy (2008–10)	5,517	5,517	406	406
Armenian position (2019)	1,303	1,303	73	73
Displacement, landmines problem during conflict (1988–2023)	157	13,376	0	560
Displaced people	23	10,377	0	416
Azeri and other non-Armenian refugees	8,176	8,176	336	336
Armenian refugees	2,178	2,178	80	80
Land mines	2,842	2,842	144	144
Economy	4,507	23,663	264	1,257
Tourism	7,447	10,485	443	615
Artsakh Wine Fest	3,038	3,038	172	172
Transportation	5,732	5,732	192	192
Communications	2,939	2,939	186	186
Demographics	5,995	38,436	208	1,408
Resettlement attempts after 1994	13,411	13,411	792	792
Ethnic composition	6,568	6,568	18	18
Languages	3,005	3,005	186	186
Religion	517	6,263	41	41
Armenian monasteries and churches	5,746	5,746	0	0
Education	1,496	3,194	145	163
Universities	142	1,698	18	18
State universities	388	388	0	0
Commercial universities	654	654	0	0
Colleges	353	353	0	0
Military academies	161	161	0	0
Culture	41	8,298	0	445
Monuments	2,991	2,991	119	119
Museums	447	447	59	59
Publications	770	770	66	66
Sports	2,725	2,725	188	188
Holidays	1,324	1,324	13	13
See also	304	304	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
Bibliography	215	215	0	0
Further reading	259	259	0	0
External links	1,122	1,122	0	0
Total	204,976	204,976	8,823	8,823

On 7 May 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved to Artsakh. The result of the discussion was not moved.

The content of List of universities in Artsakh was merged into Republic of Artsakh on 16:27, 12 January 2024 (UTC). The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

The content of Law enforcement in the Republic of Artsakh was merged into Republic of Artsakh on 23:11, 12 January 2024 (UTC). The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

Recent revert.

Hi @Jeff in CA.

I'm not sure I understand your revert.

The article title for "Flight of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians" was updated to "Expulsion of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians".

See the RFC here: Talk:Expulsion of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians#Requested move 9 November 2025

Unless I'm missing anything, this means that my edit was not only in good faith, but in line with the community consensus. Greensminded24 (talk) 23:10, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Then that is my mistake. The wikilink in the article was still to “Flight …”, and I did not check to see if it had been changed to redirect to “Expulsion …”. Sorry. I have now edited the links in the article to avoid the redirects. Jeff in CA (talk) 05:34, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

no problem! i also am not sure how or where page redirects are stored. i suspect (but am not sure) that there is a cache somewhere that cannot be edited. Where do you edit Wiki-links? Greensminded24 (talk) 15:18, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a predecessor state in infobox

Any thoughts on adding the Kurdish Republic of Lachin as a predecessor state? I think it shouldn't be overlooked just because it was a short-lived quasi-state. Evaporation123 (talk) 03:34, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Are there any sources saying that Lachin evolved into Artsakh? CMD (talk) 06:07, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

"Artsakh’s" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Artsakh’s has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 March 1 § Artsakh’s until a consensus is reached. Mathguy2718 (talk) 18:29, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Light blue shading?

what is the area marked with light blue shading? ~2026-12147-71 (talk) 03:19, 1 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Which image are you referring to? CMD (talk) 07:01, 1 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]