Aşağı Əskipara
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| Coordinates: 41°04′32″N 45°04′58″E / 41.07556°N 45.08278°E / 41.07556; 45.08278 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan (de jure) Armenia (de facto) |
| District Province | Qazakh (de jure) Tavush (de facto) |
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| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Aşağı Əskipara (Armenian: Ներքին Ոսկեպար, romanized: Nerkin Voskepar, lit. 'Lower Voskepar') is an abandoned and uninhabited village[1] in the Qazakh District of Azerbaijan. It is located along the border, in territory controlled by Armenia since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The neighboring settlement of Voskepar is located in Armenia proper. Another nearby village, Yuxarı Əskipara, is located in what is de jure an Azerbaijani exclave within Armenia, but is controlled by Armenia.
History
In the morning of 19 August 1990, Armenian militants reportedly attacked a bus near the village, resulting in the death of one policeman and the injury of two civilians. The Armenians reportedly shelled the village with artillery later in the day.[2]
According to the Azerbaijani defense ministry, an Armenian "sabotage group" attacked Azerbaijani positions in the area on 5 June 2012, resulting in the death of four Azerbaijani troops.[3]
In March 2024, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he was willing to unilaterally return Lower Askipara and the three other Armenian-occupied non-enclaves (Bağanis Ayrum, Qızılhacılı, and Xeyrimli).[4] On April 19 2024, Armenia accepted to handover the villages to Azerbaijan.[5]
Demographics
According to the 1915 publication of the Caucasian Calendar, the village (Аксибара татар, Aksibara tatar) had a predominantly Tatar (later known as Azerbaijani) population of 933 in 1914.[6]
References
- ^ "Armenia's PM says he must return disputed areas to Azerbaijan or face war". Yahoo News. 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "АРМЕНИЯ - АЗЕРБАЙДЖАН: ЭТО УЖЕ ПРОСТО ВОЙНА". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 1990-08-20. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Armenian forces kill five Azerbaijani troops on border". BBC News. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Armenian PM signals willingness to make territorial concessions to facilitate border deal". Eurasianet. 2024-03-18.
- ^ Bagirova, Nailia (2024-04-19). "Foes Azerbaijan and Armenia agree 'historic' return of villages". Reuters.
- ^ Кавказский календарь на 1915 год [Caucasian calendar for 1915] (in Russian) (70th ed.). Tiflis: Tipografiya kantselyarii Ye.I.V. na Kavkaze, kazenny dom. 1915. p. 122. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021.
External links
- Aşağı Əskipara at GEOnet Names Server
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