Aşağı Əskipara

Aşağı Əskipara (also, Ashagy Aksinara, Ashagy Askipara, Ashagy Eskipara, Нижняя Аскипара ("Nizhnyaya Askepara", Russian), Ներքին Ոսկեպար ("Nerkin Voskepar", Armenian) all meaning "Lower Askipara") is an abandoned 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.

Aşağı Əskipara
Aşağı Əskipara
Coordinates: 41°04′32″N 45°04′58″E
CountryAzerbaijan (Occupied by Armenia)
RayonQazakh
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Five Azerbaijani Armed Forces soldiers were killed in a conflict near the de facto border in May 2012.[1]

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