| Shusha massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Armenian–Azerbaijani war (1918–1920) | |
 Ruins of the Armenian half of Shusha after the city's destruction by the Azerbaijani army in March 1920. In the center: the defaced Armenian Ghazanchetsots Cathedral | |
| Location | Nagorno-Karabakh (disputed between Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and First Republic of Armenia) |
| Date | March 1920 |
| Target | Armenian civilians |
Attack type | Massacre, pogrom |
| Deaths | 500–20,000 Armenians |
| Perpetrators | Azerbaijani Army and Azerbaijani inhabitants of Shusha |
The Shusha or Shushi massacre (Armenian: Շուշիի ջարդեր, romanized: Šušii ǰarder), also known as the Shusha pogrom,[1] was the mass killing of the Armenian population of Shusha from 22–26 March 1920.[2][3] The number of deaths vary across sources, with the most conservative estimate being 500, and the highest estimates reaching 20,000.
- ^ "Глава 3. Шуша. Рассказ о соседях". bbc.co.uk. 2005-07-06. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ Herzig & Kurkchiyan 2005, p. 105.
- ^ Geldenhuys 2009, pp. 96–97 [1].