Karabakh

Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Qarabağ [ɡɑˈɾɑbɑɣ]; Armenian: Ղարաբաղ, romanized: Ġarabaġ [ʁɑɾɑˈbɑʁ]) is a geographic region in present-day southwestern Azerbaijan and eastern Armenia, extending from the highlands of the Lesser Caucasus down to the lowlands between the rivers Kura and Aras. It is divided into three regions: Highland Karabakh, Lowland Karabakh (the steppes between the Kura and Aras rivers), and the eastern slopes of the Zangezur Mountains (roughly Syunik and Kalbajar–Lachin).

For the mountainous region of Karabakh, see Nagorno-Karabakh. For other uses, see Karabakh (disambiguation).

Karabakh
Region
A landscape in Nagorno-Karabakh - a view of the municipality of Karmir Shuka
Etymology: "Black garden"
Map of Karabakh within modern borders.
  Typical definition of Karabakh.
  Maximum historical definition of Karabakh.
CountryAzerbaijan and Armenia
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