Sus, Lachin

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]

Sus
Sus is located in Azerbaijan
Sus
Sus
Sus is located in East Zangezur Economic Region
Sus
Sus
Coordinates: 39°37′37″N 46°30′46″E
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictLachin
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total30
Time zoneUTC+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
  1. Sara Petrosyan (22 February 2021). "Փոքրաթիվ հայեր դեռևս բնակվում են Քաշաթաղում, բայց դա ռուսների քմահաճույքով է պայմանավորված". hetq.am. Hetq. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. The international politics of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict : the original "frozen conflict" and European security. Svante E. Cornell. New York, NY. 2017. ISBN 978-1-137-60006-6. OCLC 971245887.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Vendik, Yuri (17 November 2020). "Армяне оставляют Лачин, несмотря на конец войны в Карабахе и прибытие российских миротворцев". BBC Russian Service (in Russian). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. "Azerbaijani forces are stationed in Lachin, Karabakh: President Aliyev". Daily Sabah. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  5. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  6. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
  7. Group, The Only. "Մեկնարկել է անշարժ գույք կորցրած արցախցիների սոցիալական աջակցության ծրագիրը". lratvakan.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  8. "İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü, təsnifatı, 2019" (PDF). Azerbaijan State Statistical Committee (in Azerbaijani). 2020.
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