Shusha District (Azerbaijani:Şuşa rayonu) is one of the 66districts ofAzerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to theKarabakh Economic Region. The district borders the districts ofKhojaly,Lachin, andKhojavend. Its capital and largest city isShusha. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 34,700.[2] Finally villages of Malıbəyli, Aşağı Quşçular and Yuxarı Quşçular were transferred toKhojaly District according to passing law in 5 December 2023.[3][4]
Shamsi Badalbeyli (1911–1987), Soviet-Azerbaijani actor and theatre director.
Nelson Stepanyan (1913–1944), Soviet-Armenian pilot and Lieutenant–Colonel of the Red Army.
Gurgen Boryan (1915–1971), Soviet-Armenian poet and playwright.
Seyran Ohanyan (born 1962), Armenian politician and military commander.
Aram Manukian (1879–1919), Armenian revolutionary leader
Feyzullah Mirza Qajar (1872–1920), prince of Iran'sQajar dynasty. Major general in the Russian Empire and the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, later military figure and politician in Iran.
Latif Karimov, Azerbaijani carpet designer known for his contributions to a variety of artistic fields.(17 November 1906, Shusha – 1991, Baku)
Avan Yuzbashi, (1670s–1735), Armenian military and political leader duringDavit Bek uprising (1720s)
Mehdigulu Khan Vefa, lyrical poet of Azerbaijan, lieutenant colonel in the Russian Army, son of a famous Karabakh poet Khurshidbanu Natavan (1855Shusha – 1900 1900Tiflis)
^Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi (2019)."İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü təsnifatı"(PDF) (in Azerbaijani). stat.gov.az. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2020-04-16. Retrieved2021-08-18.
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