Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) was an autonomous oblast within the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic that was created on July 7, 1923. Its capital was the city of Stepanakert. The leader of the oblast was the First Secretary of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. The majority of the population were ethnic Armenians.
| Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast | |||||||||||
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| Autonomous oblast of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic | |||||||||||
| 1923–1991 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Stepanakert | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• 1989 | 4,388 km2 (1,694 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1989 | 189,085 | ||||||||||
| • Type | Autonomous Oblast | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 7 July 1923 | ||||||||||
• Abolished | 26 November 1991 | ||||||||||
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