Aşağı Əskipara ( hy, Ներքին Ոսկեպար, lit=Lower Voskepar, translit=Nerkin Voskepar) is an abandoned village in the
Qazakh District of
Azerbaijan. It is located along the border in territory controlled by
Armenia since the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...
. Nearby
Voskepar
Voskepar ( hy, Ոսկեպար) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia, located close to the Armenia–Azerbaijan border.
Etymology
Voskepar derives its name from the Voskepar mountain range; from Armenian Ոսկե (''voske'', gold), an ...
is located in Armenia proper and
Yuxarı Əskipara is in what is officially an exclave of Azerbaijan within Armenia, but which territory is controlled by Armenia.
Demographics
According to the 1915 publication of the ''Caucasian Calendar'', the village (Аксибара татар, ''Aksibara tatar'') had a predominantly Tatar (later known as
Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Azerbaijan
* Azerbaijanis
* Azerbaijani language
See also
* Azerbaijan (disambiguation)
* Azeri (disambiguation)
* Azerbaijani cuisine
* Culture of Azerbaijan
The culture of Azerbaijan ...
) population of 933 in 1914.
References
External links
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Populated places in Qazax District
Enclaves and exclaves
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