8 km north-west from Aghdam city, on the border of historical Artsakh and Utiq provinces the fortress-city of Tigranakert is situated. The fame and power of Tigran the great gave grounds to suppose that the fortress was built by him. However, there is another opinion that it was built earlier, by king Tigran.
The first mention of Shushi fortress was made in 18th century. In the 60’s of the 19th century it became one of the cultural and religious centers of Caucasus.