Shusha

Shusha is a town in , and has about 1,180 residents and an elevation of 1,600 metres. Shusha is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shusha fortress (1751 year) and Lower Mosque.

Castle
Photo: Sefer azeri, CC0.
The Shusha fortress or Shushi fortress is a fortress surrounding the historical centre of . The newly conquered castle town was called "Panahabad fortress" named after Panah Ali Khan who together with Melik Shahnazar was the founder of the fort.

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
The Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque is a in , . The designation ashaghi refers to the location of the mosque in the lower section of Shusha town, distinguishing it from the , the similarly named mosque located in the upper section of the town.

Mosque
Photo: Sefer azeri, CC0.
The , also called the Great Mosque of Govhar Agha, is a Shia Islam located in the city of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qarabulaq and Muxtar.

Village
is a village de jure in the of , de facto in the Shushi Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.

Village
Photo: Լարա, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mkhitarashen or Mukhtar is a village located in the of , in the disputed region of . Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh.

Village
is a village in the of .

Shusha

Latitude
39.76326° or 39° 45′ 48″ north
Longitude
46.75115° or 46° 45′ 4″ east
Population
1,180
Elevation
1,600 metres (5,249 feet)
Open location code
8HF8QQ72+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 210333762
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Shusha” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شوشا”
  • Armenian: “Շուշի”
  • Basque: “Shusha”
  • Belarusian: “Шуша”
  • Chinese: “舒沙”
  • Czech: “Šuša”
  • Dutch: “Şuşa”
  • French: “Choucha”
  • Georgian: “შუშა”
  • German: “Schuscha”
  • Greek: “Σουσά”
  • Hebrew: “שושה”
  • Japanese: “シュシャ”
  • Korean: “슈샤”
  • Kurdish: “Şûşa”
  • Lithuanian: “Šuša”
  • Polish: “Szusza”
  • Portuguese: “Shusha”
  • Russian: “Шуша”
  • Serbian: “Шуша”
  • Spanish: “Shusha”
  • Swedish: “Sjusja”
  • Ukrainian: “Шуша”
  • Vietnamese: “Shusha”

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