Askeran
Askeran
Ասկերան Əsgəran | |
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| Coordinates: 39°56′12″N 46°49′58″E / 39.93667°N 46.83278°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 2,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
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Askeran (Armenian: Ասկերան or Mayraberd, Մայրաբերդ; Azerbaijani: Əsgəran) 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 until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. It is located on the left bank of the Karkar River (Qarqarçay), approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of the regional capital, Stepanakert.