Shusha massacre
The Shusha or Shushi massacre (Armenian: Շուշիի ջարդեր, romanized: Šušii ǰarder), also known as the Shusha pogrom, was the mass killing of the Armenian population of Shusha from 22–26 March 1920 and the destruction and process of "cultural de-Armenianization" of Nagorno-Karabakh. The number of deaths vary across sources, with the most conservative estimate being 500, and the highest estimates reaching 20,000.
| Shusha massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Armenian–Azerbaijani war (1918–1920) | |
Ruins of the Armenian half of Shusha after the city's destruction by the Azerbaijani army in March 1920. In the center: the defaced Armenian Ghazanchetsots Cathedral | |
| Location | Nagorno-Karabakh (disputed between Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and First Republic of Armenia) |
| Date | March 1920 |
| Target | Armenian civilians |
Attack type | Massacre, riots, pogrom |
| Deaths | 500–20,000 Armenians |
| Perpetrators | Azerbaijani Army and Azerbaijani inhabitants of Shusha |
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