Shusha uezd

Shusha uezd
Шушинскій уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Shusha uezd
Location in the Elizavetpol Governorate
Location in the Elizavetpol Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
ViceroyaltyCaucasus
GovernorateElizavetpol
Established1840
Abolished1921
CapitalShusha
Area
 • Total5,033.97 km2 (1,943.63 sq mi)
Population
 (1916)
 • Total188,745
 • Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
 • Urban
23.24%
 • Rural
76.76%
Karabakh Khanate on a map of 1823

The Shusha uezd[a] was a county (uezd) of the Elizavetpol Governorate of the Russian Empire, and then of the Ganja Governorate of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic with its center in Shusha in 1840–1921.[1]


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  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Elisavetpol (government)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 09 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 280; see first para, penultimate sentence. Thus, at Shusha.....