Nagorno-Karabakh Republic - Administrative Divisions

Administrative Divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic has eight administrative divisions. Their territories include the five districts of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), the Shahumian district in the Azerbaijan SSR which is currently under Azerbaijani control, and the seven rayons around the former NKAO that are under the control of the NKR forces.

Following the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's declaration of independence, the Azerbaijani government abolished the NKAO and created Azerbaijani rayons in its place. As a result, some of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's divisions correspond with the Azerbaijani rayons, while others have different borders. A comparative table of the current divisions of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the corresponding rayons of Azerbaijan follows:

#	Division	Rayon(s)	Sahar (city)	Former NKAO
3	Askeran	Khojali, portion of Agdam	Askeran	Yes
5	Hadrut	Southern Khojavend, Jabrayil, portion of Fizuli	Hadrut	Partially
2	Martakert	Eastern Kalbajar, Western Tartar, portion of Agdam	Martakert	Partially
4	Martuni	Northern Khojavend, portion of Agdam	Martuni	Partially
7	Qashatagh	Lachin, Qubadli, Zangilan	Berdzor	No
1	Shahumian	Southern Goranboy, Western Kalbajar	Kalbajar (formerly Shahumian)	No
6	Shushi	Shusha	Shushi	Yes
8	Stepanakert (capital)	Khojali	Stepanakert	Yes
Nagorno-Karabakh		Azerbaijan

The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic claims Shahumian, which was not part of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. Representatives from Shahumian declared independence along with Nagorno-Karabakh, and the proclamation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic includes the Shahumian region within its borders. Unlike the rest of Nagorno-Karabakh, Shahumian remains under Azerbaijani control.