Qashatagh Քաշաթաղ
Location
Information
Capital	Berdzor City
Governor
Area Total  - Water (%)	Ranked 3376 km² Negligible
Population  - Total (2005)  - Density	Ranked 9,763[1] 2.89/km²
Abbreviations  - Postal code  - ISO 3166-2  - FIPS 10-4
Website	www.karabakh.net

Map of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic with the province of Qashatagh marked as 7. The other numbered provinces are: 1. Shahumyan; 2. Mardakert; 3. Askeran; 4. Martuni; 5. Hadrut; 6. Susha.
Stepankert not shown.

Qashatagh Province (also Kashatagh) is one of the eight provinces of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic^[1] and the largest by area (3,376.60 sq.km.). Its population in 2005 was 9,800. Its capital is Berdzor City (Lachin).

[edit] Geography

Qashtagh borders Shahumian in the north, Mardakert in the north-east, Askeran, Shushi and Hadrut in the east. Iran in the south and Armenia to the west.

[edit] History

The territory on which Qashatag province was subsequently formed was part of the Artsakh province of Kingdom of Armenia and Syunik. In the Middle Ages, there existed Armenian principality. In the valley of the river Akera was the most famous principality Kashatag.^[2] The territory remained predominantly Armenian-up to Russian-Persian wars and the South Caucasus invasion of the Ottoman army in the 18th century. Russian forces managed to invade the Caspian provinces of Persia, and in 1723 while simultaneously fighting the Afghans in the east and Turks in the west, Persia was forced to cede the Caspian provinces to the Russian empire. Artsakh Armenian principalities, including Qashatag principality, supported Russia in the war.

Kovsakan is the second largest city in the province of Qashatagh after the city of Berdzor.^[3]Mher Arakelyan from the ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Razmik Mirzoyan, non-partisan, and Hrach Manucharyan were competing in the mayoral election to be held in June 2008.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Demographic Crisis
• Declining Population
• Map

v • d • e Administrative divisions of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Cities Stepanakert (capital) Provinces (մարզեր marzer) Askeran · Hadrut · Qashatagh · Martakert · Martuni · Shahumian1 · Shushi 1 Claimed by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic but under Azerbaijani control.

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