Stepanakert

Khankendi, which Armenians called Stepanakert, was the headquarters of the self-declared separatist government of the territory known internationally as Nagorno-Karabakh.

The regional capital Khankendi, also known as Stepanakert, was left deserted.

Khankendi, which Armenians called Stepanakert, was the headquarters of the self-declared separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Azerbaijani leader delivered a speech and raised the flag over the city, which is known as Khankendi by Azerbaijan and Stepanakert by Armenians, the presidential office said Sunday.

The capital, known was Khankendi by Azerbaijan and as Stepanakert by Armenians, fell to Azerbaijan after security forces crushed ethnic Armenian fighters last month, prompting most of Karabakh's 120,000 ethnic Armenians to flee to Armenia.