Aşağı Əskipara

Coordinates: 41°04′32″N 45°04′58″E / 41.07556°N 45.08278°E / 41.07556; 45.08278

Aşağı Əskipara
Aşağı Əskipara
Coordinates: 41°04′32″N 45°04′58″E / 41.07556°N 45.08278°E / 41.07556; 45.08278
Country Azerbaijan (Occupied by Armenia)
Rayon Qazakh
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
 â€¢ Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Aşağı Əskipara (also, Ashagy Aksinara, Ashagy Askipara, Ashagy Eskipara, Нижняя Аскипара ("Nizhnyaya Askepara", Russian), Ներքին Ոսկեպար ("Nerkin Voskepar", Armenian) – all meaning "Lower Askipara") is a destroyed village in the Qazakh Rayon of Azerbaijan. It is located along the border in territory occupied by Armenia since the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Nearby Voskepar is located in Armenia proper and Yuxarı Əskipara (Armenian: Վերին Ոսկեպար, Verin Voskepar) is in what is officially an exclave of Azerbaijan within Armenia, but which territory is controlled by Armenia.

Five Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in a conflict near the de facto border in May 2012.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ (Russian) "Пятеро азербайджанских военных погибли в бою на границе с Арменией", Lenta.ru, June 5, 2012

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