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While you're normally never waiting more than 15 mins for a ride around Stepanakert & Shushi, on quieter days like Sundays be prepared to wait. When hitching back to Goris I stood for over 1hr on the highway beside the junction for Shushi (where I'd catch traffic coming from both towns). Of course everyone going past the junction is continuing all the way to Goris (maybe even Yerevan), so once someone picks you up you're sorted for the foreseeable future. Hitching to Agdam is possible (you'll get dropped off on the highway nearby), but unless you speak Russian or Armenian gaining entry is going to be difficult. The security forces are no longer permitting people to roam around the city, given the understandable sensitivity involved.

"The people are friendly, fiercely hospitable, and perpetually intoxicated. Almost every car that passes will stop, and many drivers will go out of their way to help you reach your destination. You will be offered free food, snacks, and alcohol (and you won't be allowed to refuse!). Nagorno-Karabakh is sparsely populated and there are few cars on the road, especially in the north. After sundown there are no cars on the roads between cities. It is also possible to hitchhike into the abandoned city of Agdam, where military recruits will greet you with enthusiasm. Despite the region's excessive hospitality, waiting times can be long given the sparsity of cars on the road, and drive times (especially in the north) are long due to poor road conditions. I hitchhiked all of Armenia and Karabakh, entering the territory from the south, passing through Stepanakert and Agdam, and exiting through the north to Vardenis. I absolutely recommend hitchhiking in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, however, pack a tent or arrange accommodations, as the northern stretch of Karabakh is almost devoid of settlements." - [[User:vmpfc1|vmpfc1]]