XVIII century
Timeline of Shusha history
In his historic address to the nation on 8 November 2020, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev announced the liberation of Shusha city from the Armenian occupation and gave the most important news of the last two hundred years of history of Azerbaijan. The liberation of Shusha from occupation cemented the political, military and moral
The city of Shusha was also famous for its handicrafts. At the beginning of the 19th century, the city had great craftsmen specializing in more than 50 arts. Among them were weavers, hatters, shoemakers, tailors, carpenters, and weavers. Weaving and carpet weaving in the city reached a particularly high level of development. At the beginning of the 19th century, there were 500 looms producing various types of fabrics. The rapid development of capitalist relations led to the rise of silk production in Shusha to the level of factory production. Already in the 60s of the XIX century, the city
The city of Shusha, built by Azerbaijanis and for a long time, the absolute majority of the population was Azerbaijanis, faced serious demographic changes after the Russian occupation in the early 19th century. Like other residential areas in Azerbaijan, the settlement of Armenians to Shusha began. Under the auspices of the tsarist government, the Armenians, who had gained a temporary advantage in Shusha.
In 1905-1906, bloody terror and genocide were organized against Azerbaijanis. Although the Armenians tried to repeat these actions in 1918-1920, they were repulsed by the ar
SHUSHA IS THE PEARL OF KARABAKH!
On May 2021, 7, President Ilham Aliyev signed an order to declare Shusha the cultural capital of Azerbaijan. As the homeland to the countless outstanding and reknown figures, once coined as “Temple of Art of the Caucasus“, “Cradle of Azerbaijani music” and “Conservatory of the East", Shusha always played a vital role in social and political life of Azerbaijan. In that sense, declaration of Shusha the cultural capital of Azerbaijan had an important international significance. The liberation of Shusha is the most glorious victory in the history of Azerbaijan in the last two centuries.
Shusha celebrated "International Voice Day" for the first time
(Shusha, April 16, 2023)- The “International Voice Day” was organized by the Azerbaijan National Conservatory in Shusha, the capital of our culture, with the aim of conveying the importance of music to society, exchanging ideas in this field and ac
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Shusha and Isfara become sister cities
(Tajikistan, 5 april, 2023)- Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Shusha district Aydin Karimov and Chairman of the city of Isfara of the Republic of Tajikistan Bahovaddin Bahodurzoda signed a "Protocol on the establishme
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Shusha and Novi Pazar become sister cities
(Shusha, 17 march, 2023)-A memorandum of understanding on fraternization covering culture, tourism, economy and other fields was signed between the cities of Novi Pazar and Shusha in our capital of culture
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A document was signed between the cities of Shusha and Khiva
(Uzbekistan, February 24, 2023)- In order to further strengthen mutual cooperation, a bilateral document was signed between the cities of Shusha and Khiva.
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Azerbaijan’s Shusha, Bulgaria’s Veliko Tirnovo boost cultural ties
(Bulgaria, February 21, 2023)- Special Representative of Azerbaijani President in Shusha district Aydin Karimov accompanied by employees of Special Representative Office and Shusha City State Reserve have visited Bulgaria’s Veliko Tirnovo, a sister c
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Azerbaijan’s Shusha and Hungary’s Veszprem cities signed MoU
(Budapest, January 30, 2023)- Following the expanded meeting of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, a ceremony of signing documents has been held today.
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Supervisory Board holds next meeting
(Shusha, 22 December, 2022)- Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Shusha district, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Shusha City State Reserve Aydin Karimov chaired the next – 2nd meeting of the Supervisory
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The cultural capital symbol transferred from Bursa to Shusha
(Bursa, 9 December, 2022)- The official closing ceremony of the "Year of Bursa – 2022 Cultural Capital of the Turkic World" by the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) took place on December 9. During the official closing ceremony,
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A memorandum of understanding on the establishment of the "Friendship Cities" relationship was signed between Shusha city and Andong city
(Andong, November 17, 2022)- A memorandum of understanding was signed between Shusha city and Andong city. The memorandum was signed by Aydin Karimov, the President's special representative for the Shusha region and Kwon Ki-chang, the mayor of Andong
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The city of Shusha was elected a member of the League of Historic Cities
(Andong, November 16, 2022) - The membership of the city of Shusha was announced at the meeting of the General Assembly of the League of Historic Cities (LHC) held within the framework of the 18th World Conference held in Andong, South Korea on Novem
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Azerbaijan’s city of Shusha has signed a letter of intent on cooperation with South Korean city of Andong, Peruvian city of Cusco and Greek city of Corinth
(Andong, November 15, 2022) - On November 14, the opening ceremony of the 18th World Conference of the "League of Historic Cities" was held in Andong, South Korea.
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Statute of OTS Council of Muslim Religious Administration Leaders was signed in Shusha
(Shusha, October 20, 2022)- The Statute of the Council of Heads of Muslim Religious Departments of the Organization of Turkic States was signed in Shusha.
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Shusha and Kayseri become sister cities
(Kayseri, October 14, 2022)- A sister cities protocol was signed between Shusha and Kayseri. The document was signed by the Chairman of the Board of the Shusha City State Reserve Administration, Mr. Maftun Abbasov, and the Mayor of the Kayseri Metro
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The “Shusha Chess 2022” international tournament was held
(Shusha, September 21-24, 2022)-"Shusha Chess-2022" international tournament dedicated to the 190th anniversary of the famous poetess and philanthropist Khurshidbanu Nateva has finished.
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Shusha and Erzurum become sister cities
(Erzurum, September 21, 2022)- Taking into account the existence of strategic partnership relations between two friendly and brotherly countries, a protocol on sister cities was signed between Shusha City State Reserve Department and Erzurum Metropol
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The closing ceremony of "Zafar" Summer School was held in Shusha
(Shusha, September 1, 2022) - The closing ceremony of the "Zafar" summer school of Martyrs' children, organized by "Zafar" Public Union to Support the Martyrs' Families and the Shusha City State Reserve Administration, with the financial aid of the S
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The final concert of the republican art festival-competition was held in Shusha
(Shusha, June 1, 2022)- The final concert of the winners of competition “My heart is from Karabakh” dedicated to the “Year of Shusha” was held among schoolchildren in Shusha.
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Technical director of" Baykar " company Selcuk Bayraktar visited Shusha
(Shusha, May 27, 2022)- The delegation of “TEKNOFEST Azerbaijan” led by Selcuk Bayraktar visited Shusha. The guests got acquainted with the traces of Armenian vandalism in the city, as well as eye-witnessed speedy reconstruction of the city, its hist
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The 5th International Folklore Festival of Khari Bulbul was held in Shusha
(Shusha, May 12-14, 2022)- The 5th international folklore festival of Khari Bulbul was held in Shusha, the cultural capital of Azerbaijan, organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Ministry of Culture and Shusha City State Reserve.
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The first International Culinary Festival took place in Shusha
(Shusha, May 4-8, 2022)- The first International Culinary Festival took place in Shusha. The ancient city, its beauty and hospitality of the Azerbaijani people were demonstrated at the food festival, which turned into a true holiday.
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