The hydropolitics of Upper Karabakh, with emphasis on the border conflicts and wars between Azerbaijan and Armenia

Upper Karabakh region has become a permanent point of conflict between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia with the weakening and collapse of the Russian Empire in the early twentieth century and the formation of new borders, especially during the Soviet era. With the appearance of signs of the c...

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Published in:GeoJournal 2023-04, Vol.88 (2), p.1873-1888
Main Authors: Ahmadi, Seyed Abbas, Hekmatara, Hamed, Noorali, Hassan, Campana, Michael, Sadeghi, Ali, Pazhoh, Farshad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Borders
Citizenship
Collapse
Conflict
Conflicts
Cooperation
Environmental Management
Geography
Geopolitics
Human Geography
International relations
Political systems
Politics
Regions
Social Sciences
Trends
War
Water
Water resources
Water supply
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Summary:Upper Karabakh region has become a permanent point of conflict between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia with the weakening and collapse of the Russian Empire in the early twentieth century and the formation of new borders, especially during the Soviet era. With the appearance of signs of the collapse of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, the Armenians of Upper Karabakh expressed their desire to join Armenia and renounce the citizenship of the independent Republic of Azerbaijan. This conflict resulting from the collapse of the Soviet Union has led to two periods of war between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia. In these wars, parts of the mountainous lands of Karabakh, which are the source of parts of the waters of Upper Karabakh, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia, have also been handed over. Karabakh's water resources have always been emphasized by officials on both sides, and this shows the hydropolitical importance of Upper Karabakh and its surrounding districts. In this article in a descriptive-analytical way, by studying the situation of water resources and structures in the region, the hydropolitics of Upper Karabakh is studied with emphasis on the results of the mentioned conflicts and wars.
ISSN:1572-9893
0343-2521
1572-9893
DOI:10.1007/s10708-022-10714-4