Askeran

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Askeran (Template:Langx or Script error: No such module "lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang".; Template:Langx) 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[1] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[2] It is located on the left bank of the Karkar River (Qarqarçay), approximately Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of the regional capital, Stepanakert.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Etymology

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History

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View of the Askeran Fortress

Askeran originally belonged to the historic territory of Dizak before becoming part of the Armenian Melikdom of Varanda in the first half of the 16th century. The Askeran fortress protected the eastern frontier of Varanda from the semi-autonomous Karabakh Khanate,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". which was under the suzerainty of Iran.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Askeran Fortress was built upon the foundations of the medieval Armenian village and fortress known as Mayraberd.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". In 1752, the melik (prince) of Varanda, Shahnazar II, made an alliance with the Karabakh khan Panah Ali Khan,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". who expanded the fortress to its current state.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". In July 1795, the Askeran fortress was captured by the forces of the Qajar shah (king) Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (Template:Reign), who attempted to restore Iranian rule in the southeastern Caucasus.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

During the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813, the Russian encampment was near the fortress.[3] In 1810, peace talks between Russia and Iran were conducted at the fortress.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Restoration works on the fortress began in 2018.[4] The fortress is situated in the southern part of the town.

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.

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1988 Armenian protest in Askeran during the Karabakh movement

Askeran was the site of one of the starting points of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 1988, the Askeran clash. On 22 February 1988, a crowd of angry Azerbaijanis marched from Agdam in the direction of Stepanakert and clashed with police and local Armenians in Askeran, ending in the death of two Azerbaijanis and injuries on both sides.[5] The town was known as an Armenian stronghold during the war.[6] In 1991, it became the center of the Askeran Province of the Republic of Artsakh following the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Askeran came under Azerbaijani control on 24 September 2023, after the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh and the flight of the Armenian population.[7]

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around Askeran include the 18th-century Askeran Fortress, the cave-shrine of Hatsut (Template:Langx), and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Template:Langx, Template:Lit) built in 2002.[8]

Economy and culture

The population is engaged in agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry as well as in different state institutions and other private enterprises. 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, a municipal building, a kindergarten, and a hospital. The community of Askeran includes the village of Kyatuk.[8]

Demographics

In the census of 1933, 222 people divided into 48 households were recorded in the village, all of whom were Armenians.[9] Until 2023, Askeran was mostly populated by ethnic Armenians.[10] with around 700 inhabitants in 1970,[11] 1,967 inhabitants in 2005[12] and 2,300 inhabitants in 2015.[13]

Climate

Askeran has a temperate and mild Humid subtropical climate (Cfa) according to the Köppen climate classification.[14] Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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