Askeran Fortress

Askeran fortress (Azerbaijani: Əsgəran qalası, also called Mayraberd in Armenian), is a fortress in the town of Askeran in Azerbaijan (de jure), in the Armenian-controlled Republic of Artsakh (de facto). It is on the banks of the Qarqar River and was built by the Karabakh khanate ruler Panah Ali Khan[2][3] and consists of two sections. The left-bank section features a double line of stone walls.

Askeran fortress
Azerbaijani: Əsgəran qalası
Askeran, Azerbaijan
The remains of the fortress.
Coordinates39.9333°N 46.8314°E / 39.9333; 46.8314
TypeFortress
Site history
Built1751[1]
MaterialsCobblestone

During the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813 the Russian encampment was near the fortress. In 1810 the peace talks between the Russians and Persians were conducted at the fortress.[2]

  • A view of one of the towers of the fortress.
  • General view

Notes
  1. Carney, James. "Former Soviet Union: Carnage in Karabakh." TIME Magazine. April 13, 1992.
  2. Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia (1980), vol. 4, p. 233.
  3. John Noble, Michael Kohn, Danielle Systermans. Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Lonely Planet, 2008, p. 306

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