Abstract: The topic “Administrative change in Karabakh during Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918-1920)” it is relevant because this work has been researched from a historical and geographical perspective. The article uses a comparative method, where goal is to compare the territorial changes of Karabakh. The First Azerbaijan Democratic Republic independently declared its independence on May 28. The most important goal for the young country was to gain international recognition of the ADR state and preserve its territorial integrity. What became possible was that on January 10, 1920, at one of the meetings of the Paris Peace Conference, the Supreme Council of the Entente recognized the ADR de facto. Formally, the ADR was a full-fledged state. However, at the cost of the lives of thousands of its soldiers, the ADR, which existed for only 23 months, managed to defend the territorial unity of the state and protect Azerbaijan’s sovereign rights over Karabakh. The administrative change in Karabakh during the period of the ADR (1918-1920) occurred in January with the formation of the Karabakh Governorate General, which included the Shusha, Javanshir, Jabrayil and Zangezur counties. Khosrov bek Sultanov, one of the most influential figures of the republic, was appointed Governor-General of Karabakh.
Keywords: Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Karabakh, the historical geography, the administrative change, Karabakh Governorate-General, Khosrov bey Sultanov