The district was formed on 8 August 1930. Its capital was the city of
Shusha. Shusha district was the only district in Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast where
Azerbaijanis formed a majority. The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast was
abolished on 26 November 1991. Following the
First Nagorno-Karabakh war, all of the district came under the control of the
self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh and was incorporated into its
Shushi Province. However, following the
Battle of Shusha during the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan recaptured the city of Shusha and several surrounding villages. == Demographics ==