Askeran

Askeran
Ասկերան Əsgəran
District court in Askeran
Country	De jure Azerbaijan De facto Nagorno-Karabakh
Rayon Province	Khojaly Askeran
Population  (2015)
• Total	2,300
Time zone	UTC+4 (UTC)

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.

Gallery

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  Askeran fortress
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  General view of Askeran fortress
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  A church in Askeran
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  Askeran City Stadium

References

• Askeran at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
• Population of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (2005)