Aşağı Əskipara
Coordinates: 41°04′32″N 45°04′58″E / 41.07556°N 45.08278°E
| Aşağı Əskipara | |
|---|---|
  Aşağı Əskipara | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′32″N 45°04′58″E / 41.07556°N 45.08278°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan (Occupied by Armenia) |
| Rayon | Qazakh |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
Aşağı Əskipara (also, Ashagy Aksinara, Ashagy Askipara, Ashagy Eskipara, Нижняя Аскипара ("Nizhnyaya Askepara", Russian), Ներքին Ոսկեպար ("Nerkin Voskepar", Armenian) – all meaning "Lower Askipara") is a destroyed 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, Verin Voskepar) is in what is officially an exclave of Azerbaijan within Armenia, but which territory is controlled by Armenia.
Five Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in a conflict near the de facto border in May 2012.[1]
See also
- Voskepar, Armenia
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