LACHIN
CORRIDOR – GEOGRAPHY
News:
Separatists in
Nagorno-Karabakh surrender: What is the Azerbaijan-Armenia dispute over the
region
What's
in the news?
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Armenian separatist forces in the disputed
Nagorno-Karabakh region of the South Caucasus surrendered and agreed to a
ceasefire after Azerbaijan began an offensive to restore its full control over
the territory.
Key
takeaways:
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For approximately four decades,
territorial disputes and ethnic conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan have
severely impacted the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Lachin
Corridor:
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Azerbaijan has imposed a blockade on the only route into the enclave of
Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia, known as the Lachin Corridor.
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The residents of Nagorno-Karabakh have
accused Azerbaijan of causing a humanitarian crisis since December 2022 when
the blockade was first imposed, saying that it has resulted in the crippling of
critical civilian infrastructure like access to gas, electricity, health
services, and internet access.
Go
back to basics:
Nagorno-Karabakh:
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Nagorno-Karabakh, known as Artsakh by Armenians, is a landlocked mountainous area in the South
Caucasus.
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It was claimed by both Azerbaijan and Armenia after the fall of the
Russian Empire in 1917 and has remained a point of tension ever since.