The 44-day war in 2020 led to a dire humanitarian situation in Artsakh. More than 40,000 people who fled the territory seized by Azerbaijan were left homeless. Since the existing housing fund could not meet the number of refugees with apartments, construction of new houses began.

Construction began shortly after the end of the war to provide homes to the people left without homes. The process should be over in 2024.

About 10,000 people were left homeless after the end of the war. Under the construction program, 3,000 homes will be built during the first phase, with several thousand more to come later. Construction is underway on almost the entire territory of Artsakh. Private houses and apartment buildings, residential complexes and micro-districts are being built.

It should be noted that after the war, in addition to the construction of houses, the renovation of bombed-out buildings was also on the agenda. Almost the entire settlements were bombed during the hostilities. More than 7,500 residential buildings were completely or partially destroyed in Stefanakert and other settlements. That is why the reconstruction started and is still going on.

So, after the war, Artsakh became one big construction site, accompanied with a lot of turmoil. At the same time, thousands of people left without homes are waiting for new housing that will after a while to come.


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