The Topkhana Forest (Azerbaijani: Topxana meşəsi) is a forest[1] and a state reserve located near Shusha, Azerbaijan.[2][3] Claims of its destruction in 1988 caused tensions over the political future of Nagorno-Karabakh and encouraged civil and inter-ethnic unrest that would eventually erupt into the first Nagorno-Karabakh War.
- ^ Territory, natural resources, historical and cultural landmarks of the Shusha District Archived 17 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Facts Discovered with Regard to the Destruction of Forests in the Occupied Parts of Azerbaijan Archived 21 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Karabakh Research Centre. Azeri Community of Nagorno-Karabakh.
- ^ "Topxana Meşəsi Dövlət Qoruğu". Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.