Askeran (town)

Coordinates: 39°56′12″N 46°49′58″E / 39.93667°N 46.83278°E / 39.93667; 46.83278

Askeran
Ասկերան
Əsgəran

District court in Askeran
Askeran
Coordinates: 39°56′12″N 46°49′58″E / 39.93667°N 46.83278°E / 39.93667; 46.83278
Country De jure  Azerbaijan
De facto  Nagorno-Karabakh
Rayon
Province		 Khojaly
Askeran
Population (2015)
 • Total 2,300 [1]
Time zone UTC (UTC+4)

Askeran (Armenian: Ասկերան, Azerbaijani: Əsgəran; also, Khachen) is a town in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the administrative centre of the Askeran Province which is coextensive with Khojali Rayon of Azerbaijan.

History

Askeran fortress is situated in the southern suburb of the town. The fortress was built for defense of Shusha. The fortress was widely used during the Russo-Persian War.

In the 1988 in the clash in this city was one of the igniting points of Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict resulting in Nagorno-Karabakh War.

The fortress of Askeran was renovated in 2002.

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References

  1. ↑ http://stat-nkr.am/files/publications/2015/LXH_tverov_2015.pdf
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