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- ↑ "Holidays and Memorable Days in Nagorno Karabagh Republic". Official website of the President of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "Nagorno Karabakh Republic – Country Overview". Nkrusa.org. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
