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* [[Stepanakert]], the capital
* [[Shushi]], the second city of NKR
===Getting In===
When coming from [[Goris]] and going to [[Stepanakert]] you will pass a border checkpoint after some 30 kms. Present your passport to the border police, they will ask where you're from and where in Stepanakert you will stay. Tell them the name of some hotel or guesthouse and it will be okay, even if you're not actually going to stay there. They will then give you a piece of paper with the address of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the address is Azatamartikneri 28) and tell you to go there the same day.
When arriving here, a police officer in uniform will ask you to fill in some papers. Do this accordingly and after that you will get a nice visa for 3,000 AMD. They will ask if you want the visa in your passport or on a piece of paper (if you're planning on going to Azerbaijan after NKR, choose the latter!). They will check your visa only upon leaving the country.
It is possible to get your visa in advance in [[Yerevan]], but you have to register at this Ministry of Foreign Affairs in [[Stepanakert]] anyways. So it would actually be a waste of time to visit the embassy in Yerevan, because getting the visa itself in [[Stepanakert]] only takes around 5 minutes or less.
===Safety===
===Hitchhiking===
Hitchhiking in Nagorno-Karabakh might even be easier than in [[Armenia]]. People will stop very quickly for you, especially when they see you're a foreigner. In Karabakh too, hitchhiking is pretty common among the locals - so be sure to tell your driver you have no money if you're not planning to pay - usually it is no problem at all.
Be aware of the fact that the amount of traffic in Karabakh can be '''very low'''. When going to [[Stepanakert]] from [[Armenia]] or vice versa there is only one road leading there (it starts near [[Goris]]). Expect on this road maybe one car per 10 or 15 minutes - when travelling between Karabakhian cities this will surely be even less. Usually, the cars you see passing by will be full. But when there is a car with some empty space changes are more than 90% that they will stop for you!
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