Askeran District (Azerbaijani: Əsgəran rayonu, Әсҝәран рајону; Armenian: Ասկերանի շրջան, romanized: Askerani shrjan) was an administrative unit within the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.
Askeran District | |
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District | |
 Map of Askeran within the NKAO | |
| Autonomous region |  Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast |
| Country | Azerbaijan SSR |
| Abolished | 26 November 1991 |
| Capital | Askeran |
| Population (1979)[1] | |
| • Total | 20,094 |
History edit
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 and after September 2023 offensive they gained the full control of the region.
Demographics edit
| Ethnic group | 1926 census | 1939 census | 1959 census | 1970 census | 1979 census | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Armenians | 26,702 | 99.68 | 26,881 | 91.68  | 17,693 | 85.50 | 15,642 | 79.93 | 14,772 | 73.51 |
| Azerbaijanis | 22 | 0.08 | 2,014 | 6.87  | 2,884 | 13.94 | 3,785 | 19.34 | 5,231 | 26.03 |
| Russians | 9 | 0.03 | 305 | 1.04 | 75 | 0.36 | 6 | 0.03 | 53 | 0.26 |
| Others | 55 | 0.21 | 121 | 0.41 | 42 | 0.20 | 137 | 0.70 | 38 | 0.19 |
| TOTAL | 26,788 | 100.00 | 29,321 | 100.00 | 20,694 | 100.00 | 19,570 | 100.00 | 20,094 | 100.00 |
References edit
- ^ a b "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.