Abstract:

Garabagh is one of the ancient historic provinces of Azerbaijan. In all the previous historical periods, Garabagh (its plain and mountainous parts) was an indivisable naturalgeographic region of Azerbaijan, and it supplemented Azerbaijan as a historical district with its economic and political development, similar traditions, life style and social conditions. Shusha, in turn, is the most important center of this historical region. In the article, we tried to study the history of the city of Shusha, the center of Garabagh on the basis of maps published in 1802-1901. As we know, Shusha has been the administrative-political and cultural center of Garabagh since its construction in 1752. The rich music culture of the Azerbaijani people has been formed in this city. Research proves that the real inhabitants of Shusha have always been Azerbaijani Turks. There is no doubt that Shusha, the center of Garabagh, is a historical city of Azerbaijan. However, the maps we present are important in terms of showing more clearly that the name of the city is Shusha in historical sources, including maps, and not Shushi, as distorted by the Armenians.

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