Askeran

This article is about the town. For other uses, see Askeran (disambiguation).

Askeran Ասկերան
Əsgəran
Askeran Askeran
Coordinates: Template:Xb_type:city(2300) 39°56′12″N 46°49′58″E
Country	Azerbaijan (de jure) Artsakh (de facto)
District	Khojaly (de jure)
Province	Askeran (de facto)
Elevation	512 m (1,680 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	2,300
Time zone	UTC+4 (UTC)

Askeran (Armenian: Ասկերան, Azerbaijani: Əsgəran) is a town de jure in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, de facto in the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh as the administrative centre of its Askeran Province. The town has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.

History

View of the Askeran Fortress

The Askeran Fortress (Mayraberd), built by the Karabakh Khanate ruler Panah Ali Khan in 1751, is situated in the southern part of the town. During the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813 the Russian encampment was near the fortress. In 1810 the peace talks between the Russians and Persians were conducted at the fortress. Restoration works on the fortress began in 2018.

In the Russian Empire, Askeran was part of the Shusha Uyezd in the Elisabethpol Governorate. During the Soviet period, the city was the administrative center of the Askeran District, which was a part of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast in the Azerbaijan SSR.

In 1991, it became the center of the Askeran Province of the Republic of Artsakh following the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Economy

The population is engaged in agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry. The city is home to factories producing wine, brandy and non-alcoholic drinks, as well as architectural enterprises, secondary and musical schools, a House of Culture, and a hospital.

Population

In 1970 the population of Askeran was estimated to be around 700 people, mostly ethnic Armenians. Per the 2005 census, the population was 1,967 citizens.

Gallery

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  Askeran Fortress
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  Street in Askeran
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  Walls of the Askeran Fortress
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  Street
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  Church of the Holy Mother of God in Askeran, opened in 2002
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  Scenery
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  Askeran City Stadium
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  District court in Askeran

External links

• Askeran at GEOnet Names Server