Askeran
Ասկերան Əsgəran | |
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  Askeran  Askeran | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′12″N 46°49′58″E / 39.93667°N 46.83278°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Askeran (Armenian: Ասկերան or Mayraberd, Մայրաբերդ; Azerbaijani: Əsgəran) is a town in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, as the centre of its Askeran Province. The town had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3] It is located on the left bank of the Karkar River (Qarqarçay), approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of the regional capital, Stepanakert.[4]
- ^ Nagorno Karabakh in Figures (PDF). Stepanakert: National Statistical Service of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. 2015.
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Ekbal 2002.