Its name “Stepanakert” could be seen on a sign in Armenian letters in white on a red background, just beyond an Azerbaijani checkpoint on a road into the city.

Nearby, a bright-blue new road sign stands, reading “Khankendi” — the Azeri name for the former s…

Stepanakert (Azerbaijan) (AFP) Intact but abandoned, the capital of the breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh lies eerily silent after the hasty departure of tens of thousands of residents. Its nam…