Aşağı Əskipara

Aşağı Əskipara (Armenian: Ներքին Ոսկեպար, romanized: Nerkin Voskepar) (also, Ashagy Aksinara, Ashagy Askipara, Ashagy Eskipara; all meaning "Lower Askipara"), is an abandoned 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, romanized: Verin Voskepar) is in what is officially an exclave of Azerbaijan within Armenia, but which territory is controlled by Armenia.

Aşağı Əskipara
Aşağı Əskipara
Coordinates: 41°04′32″N 45°04′58″E
CountryAzerbaijan (Occupied by Armenia)
RayonQazakh
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

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

See also

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