Askeran District (NKAO)
Coordinates: 39°56′12″N 46°49′58″E / 39.93667°N 46.83278°E
Askeran District | |
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District | |
 Map of Askeran within the NKAO | |
| Autonomous region |  Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast |
| Country | Azerbaijan SSR |
| Abolished | 13 October 1992 |
| Capital | Askeran |
| Population (1979)[1] | |
| • Total | 20,094 |
Askeran District (Azerbaijani: Əsgəran rayonu; Armenian: Ասկերանի շրջան, romanized: Askerani shrjan) was an administrative unit within the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.
History[]
The capital of the district was the town of Askeran. Until 1978 the district was called the Stepanakert District and its capital was Stepanakert.[2][3]
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast was abolished on 26 November 1991.[4] The district was renamed Khojaly District.
Following the First Nagorno-Karabakh war, all of the district came under the control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh and was incorporated into its Askeran Province. However, following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan recaptured parts of the district.
Demographics[]
| Year | Population | Ethnic groups | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 26,788 | 99.7% Armenians, 0.1% Azerbaijanis, 0.1% Russians | Soviet Census[1] |
| 1939 | 29,321 | 91.7% Armenians, 6.9% Azerbaijanis, 1.0% Russians | Soviet Census[1] |
| 1959 | 20,694 | 85.5% Armenians, 13.9% Azerbaijanis, 0.4% Russians | Soviet Census[1] |
| 1970 | 19,570 | 79.9% Armenians, 19.3% Azerbaijanis, 0.1% Russians | Soviet Census[1] |
| 1979 | 20,094 | 73.5% Armenians, 26.0% Azerbaijanis, 0.2% Russians | Soviet Census[1] |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "НАСЕЛЕНИЕ НАГОРНОГО КАРАБАХА". ЭТНО-КАВКАЗ.
- ^ Управление делами Президента Азербайджанской Республики. Административно-территориальное деление.
- ^ Нагорно-Карабахская автономная область, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dağlıq Qarabağ Muxtar Vilayətini ləğv etmək haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASININ QANUNU" [Law of Azerbaijan Republic on Abolishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan Republic]. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- Subdivisions of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
- History of the Republic of Artsakh