Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
| Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast | |||||||||||
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| Autonomous oblast of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic | |||||||||||
| 1923–1991 | |||||||||||
Location of the Nagorno-Karabakh AO in the European Soviet Union. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Stepanakert | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• 1989 | 4,388 km2 (1,694 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1989 | 189,085 | ||||||||||
| • Type | Autonomous oblast | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 7 July 1923 | ||||||||||
• Abolished | 26 November 1991 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Azerbaijan | ||||||||||
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) was an autonomous oblast within the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic that was created on July 7, 1923. Its capital was the city of Stepanakert. The majority of the population were ethnic Armenians.