Armenia-Azerbaijan Map: Live Conflict Map & Key Locations
A satellite map of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict — Yerevan, Baku and Stepanakert (Khankendi) — with a sourced, dated control status for 2 of the 8 locations plotted below.
Open the full Armenia-Azerbaijan tracker →Current situation
Following Azerbaijan's 2023 recovery of Nagorno-Karabakh and the exodus of its Armenian population, Armenia and Azerbaijan remain in tense negotiations over borders and a final peace treaty, with periodic friction.
Key actors: Armenia — its government and forces. Azerbaijan — its government and forces. Regional powers — external states with influence in the Caucasus. Displaced populations — affected by the Karabakh exodus.
What's at stake: Peace treaty — whether a durable agreement is reached. Border demarcation — unresolved frontier disputes. Regional alignments — competition among outside powers. Displaced communities — the fate of those who fled Karabakh.
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict map — key locations
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Yerevancity40.1792, 44.4991
Capital of Armenia and seat of its government.
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Bakucity40.4093, 49.8671
Capital of Azerbaijan and seat of its government.
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Stepanakert (Khankendi)city39.8236, 46.7503
Former capital of the self-declared Republic of Artsakh, the area's ethnic Armenian population having largely left following Azerbaijan's September 2023 offensive.
Control: Azerbaijan, following the dissolution of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh administration — Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker, as of 2026-07-29
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Shusha (Shushi)city39.7591, 46.7524
Historic hilltop town overlooking Stepanakert, captured by Azerbaijani forces during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Control: Azerbaijan — Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker, as of 2026-07-29
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Nakhchivancity39.2089, 45.4122
Capital of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, an Azerbaijani exclave separated from mainland Azerbaijan by Armenian territory.
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Meghri / Zangezur corridor routeborder38.8889, 46.2364
Southernmost Armenian town along the route of a proposed transit corridor that would link mainland Azerbaijan to the Nakhchivan exclave through Armenia's Syunik province; construction was planned to begin in 2026.
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Tavush border regionborder40.8804, 45.1500
Undemarcated stretch of the Armenia-Azerbaijan frontier that has seen periodic border clashes and is subject to an ongoing demarcation process.
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Goriscity39.5089, 46.3414
Armenian town in Syunik province that became a main reception point for ethnic Armenians leaving Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023.
Where to go for the full picture
This map page is a fast, visual companion. The 8 locations plotted above (2 with a sourced, dated control status) are the same ones listed under the map heading, colour-keyed to match their pin. For the complete profile — actors, conflict type, intensity, timeline, and continuously updated headlines — see the Full Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict tracker.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a live map of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict?
Yes. This page plots 8 key locations for the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict on a satellite map, 2 of them with a sourced, dated control status, covering the areas most frequently searched for. Coordinates and descriptions are listed below the map for anyone whose browser cannot load the interactive layer.
How current is the control status shown here?
Every control claim on this page shows the source it came from and the date it was current as of, directly beneath the location it describes. Locations without a listed control status are shown for geographic reference only, without an unsourced control claim.
Where can I read the full Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict briefing?
See the Full Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict tracker for the complete profile, or the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict briefing for deeper analysis.
Source provenance
- Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker 7 days · as of 2026-07-29
- News feed 0 days · as of 2026-08-05
| Date | Change | Source |
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| 2026-08-05 | Headlines refreshed | News feed |
| 2026-07-29 | Stepanakert (Khankendi) control updated | Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker |
| 2026-07-29 | Shusha (Shushi) control updated | Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker |