siege, Cold War
Siege of Stepanakert
Siege of Stepanakert was a siege conducted in November 1991 at Khankendi, in what is now Azerbaijan; it ran into the following year. It was part of First Nagorno-Karabakh War, which ran from 1988 to 1994. The recorded result: Armenian victory; Siege lifted by Armenian forces after the Battle of Shusha.
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Record
| Date | November 1991 (month precision) to 9 May 1992 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Khankendi, Azerbaijan 39.815N, 46.752E | |
| Kind | Siege, Cold War | |
| Casualties and losses | 169 civilian deaths in Karabakh (October 1991 – April 1992; according to NKR Interior Minister as quoted by Human Rights Watch) | Unknown |
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In the same war
- Before: Defense of Yeraskh 1990
Elsewhere in 1991
- Battle of Vukovar Croatia
- Siege of Dubrovnik Croatia
- Battle of Khafji Saudi Arabia
- Battle of Borovo Selo Croatia
- Pakrac clash Croatia
Siege of Stepanakert is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 60 in present-day Azerbaijan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7493865, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Stepanakert, revision 1382159261, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.