SHUSHI, NAGORNY KARABAKH, JUNE 2000
The historic fortress town of Shushi, known as Shusha to the Azerbaijanis

The flag of the unrecognised Nagorny Karabakh Republic is the Armenian flag with a zigzag of white squares showing that it is part of Armenia

The few people who live in Shushi now are mainly refugees. This old man sitting in a bus shelter is probably not expecting any form of public transport to arrive

Shushi's crack police force is outfitted rather like French gendarmes

Unusually, this house has been restored to its former glory

Shushi's cultural centre with poster in Armenian

Former univermag (supermarket) - the sign is still intact but not much else is. A reminder that Russian was widely spoken in the Soviet era; now the language of Karabakh is Armenian

Below: Ruined building, an all-too common sight in Shushi

Shushi residents

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