Askeran District
District
Map of Askeran within the NKAO
Map of Askeran within the NKAO
Autonomous regionAzerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
Country Azerbaijan SSR
Abolished26 November 1991
CapitalAskeran
Population
 (1979)[1]
 • Total20,094

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.

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 and after September 2023 offensive they gained the full control of the region.

Demographics

Historical ethnic composition of the Askeran District[1]
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 Decrease 17,693 85.50 Decrease 15,642 79.93 Decrease 14,772 73.51 Decrease
Azerbaijanis 22 0.08 2,014 6.87 Increase 2,884 13.94 Increase 3,785 19.34 Increase 5,231 26.03 Increase
Russians 9 0.03 305 1.04 Increase 75 0.36 Decrease 6 0.03 Decrease 53 0.26 Increase
Others 55 0.21 121 0.41 Increase 42 0.20 Decrease 137 0.70 Increase 38 0.19 Decrease
TOTAL 26,788 100.00 29,321 100.00 20,694 100.00 19,570 100.00 20,094 100.00

References

  1. 1 2 "НАСЕЛЕНИЕ НАГОРНОГО КАРАБАХА". ЭТНО-КАВКАЗ.
  2. ↑ Управление делами Президента Азербайджанской Республики. Административно-территориальное деление.
  3. ↑ Нагорно-Карабахская автономная область, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  4. ↑ "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.

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