Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Army Sleeve patches

Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Army Sleeve patches

Standard service uniform sleeve patch, 100x76 mm.

Field uniform Nationality sleeve patch, 74x56 mm.

Excellent condition! Price is for both patches.

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Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh before 2017) is a doubly landlocked breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh, in which the majority of the population is Armenian, is dependent on Armenia on most levels.

Artsakh controls a part of the former Soviet Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, including the capital of Stepanakert. It is an enclave within Azerbaijan. Its only overland access route to Armenia is via the 5 km (3.1 mi) wide Lachin corridor which is under the control of Russian peacekeepers.

The conflict between the Armenians in the oblast and the government of the Azerbaijan SSR broke out in 1987. The fighting escalated into the First Nagorno-Karabakh War by the end of 1991. On November 26, 1991, the parliament of the Azerbaijan SSR abolished the autonomous status of the oblast. Its internal administrative divisions were also abolished, and its territory was split up and redistributed amongst the neighbouring administrative rayons of Khojavend, Tartar, Goranboy, Shusha, and Kalbajar. In response, the majority Armenian population of the oblast declared their independence as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic which was supported by Armenia. Today, most of the territory of the former oblast is under the control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. Azerbaijan regained control of the southern part of the former autonomous oblast during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.