Shusha massacre
| Shusha massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Armenian–Azerbaijani war (1918–1920) | |
Ruins of the Armenian half of Shusha after the city's destruction by the Azerbaijani army in March 1920. In the center: the defaced Armenian Ghazanchetsots Cathedral | |
| Location | Nagorno-Karabakh (disputed between Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and First Republic of Armenia) |
| Date | March 1920 |
| Target | Armenian civilians |
Attack type | Massacre, pogrom |
| Deaths | 500–20,000 Armenians |
| Perpetrators | Azerbaijani Army and Azerbaijani inhabitants of Shusha |
The Shusha or Shushi massacre (Armenian: Շուշիի ջարդեր, romanized: Šušii ǰarder), also known as the Shusha pogrom, was the mass killing of the Armenian population of Shusha from 22 to 26 March 1920. The number of deaths vary across sources, with the most conservative estimate being 500, and the highest estimates reaching 20,000.