Askeran_District_(NKAO)

Askeran District (NKAO)

Askeran District (NKAO)

District in Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast

Askeran District (Azerbaijani: Əsgəran rayonu, Әсҝәран рајону; Armenian: Ասկերանի շրջան, romanized: Askerani shrjan) was an administrative unit within the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.

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History

The capital of the district was the town of Askeran. Until 1978 the district was called the Stepanakert District and its capital was Stepanakert.[2][3]

The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast was abolished on 26 November 1991.[4] The district was renamed Khojaly District.

Following the First Nagorno-Karabakh war, all of the district came under the control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh and was incorporated into its Askeran Province. However, following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan recaptured parts of the district and after September 2023 offensive they gained the full control of the region.

Demographics

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References

  1. [1]
    "НАСЕЛЕНИЕ НАГОРНОГО КАРАБАХА". ЭТНО-КАВКАЗ.
  2. [2]
    Управление делами Президента Азербайджанской Республики. Административно-территориальное деление.
  3. [3]
    Нагорно-Карабахская автономная область, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  4. [4]
    "Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dağlıq Qarabağ Muxtar Vilayətini ləğv etmək haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASININ QANUNU" [Law of Azerbaijan Republic on Abolishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan Republic]. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2011-08-30.

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