High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) (Armenian: Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut yun, Azerbaijani: Da l q Qaraba Respublikas ) or Artsakh Republic (Armenian: Arts'akhi Hanrapetut yun) is a de facto independent republic located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region (or Artsakh region) of the South Caucasus, bordered by Azerbaijan to the north and east, Iran to the south, and Armenia to the west.