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Sus (Armenian: Սուս; Azerbaijani: Sus) is a village within the strategic Lachin corridor, which links the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia.[2]^{:  8, 10, 31} It was formerly under the supervision of the Russian peacekeeping force following the ceasefire agreement that ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. The village came under the de facto control of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh from 1992–2022, administrated as part of its Kashatagh Province, and is de jure part of the Lachin District of Azerbaijan.[3] As of 26 August 2022, Azerbaijan regained control of villages in the Lachin corridor, including Lachin, Sus, and Zabukh.[4]

This article needs to be updated. (August 2022)

Sus Սուս
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Coordinates: 39°37′37″N 46°30′46″E
Country	Azerbaijan
• District	Lachin
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	30
Time zone	UTC+4 (UTC)

Geography

Sus sits on the Hakari (Aghavno) river, opposite of Ashaghy Sus (Nerkin Sus). It is 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Ashaghy Sus (Nerkin Sus), 3.1 km (1.9 mi) from Lachin (Berdzor), 4.8 km (3.0 mi) from Zabukh (Aghavno), 8.4 km (5.2 mi) from Tegh, Armenia, 19.6 km (12.2 mi) from Goris, Armenia, and 30.9 km (19.2 mi) from Stepanakert (Khankendi). At its closest, the Armenian border is 4.6 km (2.9 mi) away.

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building and a secondary school.[5]

Demographics

The village had 30 inhabitants in 2005,[6] and 26 inhabitants in 2015.[5] Following the 2020 ceasefire, only around 200 Armenians remained in the Lachin corridor, with 30 of them being in Sus.[1]

Administration

According to the administrative division of the Republic of Artsakh, along with the village of Sus, the community of Sus includes the villages of Ashaghy Sus (Nerkin Sus), Mollalar (Gihut) and Gizilja (Urmia).[7] According to the administrative division of Azerbaijan, the village forms an administrative unit together with the villages of Zabukh (Aghavno), Baylik and Gizilja (Urmia).[8]

References

External links

• Sus, Lachin at GEOnet Names Server
• https://livenews.am/press/tag/%D5%BD%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD/
• https://newarmenia.am/արցախի-ներքին-սուս-համայնքում-տեղադր/

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