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History of city Shusha, (Panakhabad) in photos

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A small historical reference

Shusha - center of Shusha region of Azerbaijan, located in the south-west of the country, in the foothills of the Karabakh ridge between the rivers Karkar and Vararakn. Date of establishment - 1752. Earlier names - Panakhabad, in honor of its founder - Panah Ali Khan, the founder and first ruler of the Karabakh khanate, the founder of the dynasty of Javanshir khan. The city was founded as a fortress.

Attractions - Palace of Karabakh khans (XVIII-XIX centuries.) Zhamgaryanov Hospital (1900), water pipes, "Khan Kyzy" and "Tatevos" real school (1881), printing of "Armenian spiritual body" (1827), printing "Mirzadzhan Mahtesi Hakobiants" (1877), locks Ibrahim Khalil Khan and his daughter Kara Boyuk-Khanum (the beginning of the XVIII century).

Shusha. Shushi armenian woman
Shushi armenian woman
Shusha. Genus Aghbyur
Genus Aghbyur
Shusha. Church
Church
Shusha. Church
Church
Shusha. Part of the ruins, 1920
Part of the ruins, 1920
Shusha. Palace of Khan's daughter
Palace of Khan's daughter
Shusha. Chorus of Grigor Mirzayan Suny, 1902
Chorus of Grigor Mirzayan Suny, 1902
Shusha. Church of the Savior
Church of the Savior
Shusha. The fortress wall
The fortress wall
Shusha. Summer room of a public meeting
Summer room of a public meeting
Shusha. Building of public meeting
Building of public meeting
Shusha. Panorama of city
Panorama of city
Shusha. Panorama of city
Panorama of city
Shusha. Panorama of city
Panorama of city
Shusha. Panorama of city
Panorama of city
Shusha. Panorama of city
Panorama of city
Shusha. Panorama of city
Panorama of city
Shusha. Panorama of city
Panorama of city
Shusha. Panorama of city
Panorama of city
Shusha. Panorama of city
Panorama of city
Shusha. Panorama of city
Panorama of city
Shusha. Panorama of city
Panorama of city
Shusha. Panorama of city, the picture
Panorama of city, the picture
Shusha. Panorama of city, the picture
Panorama of city, the picture

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Photos posted on the website in accordance with Article 7, paragraph 1 of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works of 9 September 1886, the term of protection which is fifty years after the author's death.

After this period photos it becomes public domain. The participants of the Berne Convention are 167 States.


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