Askeran Fortress

Askeran fortress
Azerbaijani: Əsgəran qalası
Askeran, Azerbaijan

The remains of the fortress.
Coordinates 39°56′00″N 46°49′53″E / 39.9333°N 46.8314°E / 39.9333; 46.8314
Type Fortress
Site history
Built 1751[1]
Materials Cobblestone

Askeran fortress (Azerbaijani: Əsgəran qalası, also called Mayraberd in Armenian), is a fortress in the town of Askeran in Azerbaijan (de jure), in the Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de facto). It is on the banks of the Qarqar River and was built by the Karabakh khanate ruler Panah Ali Khan[2][3] and consists of two sections. The left-bank section features a double line of stone walls.

During the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813 the Russian encampment was near the fortress. In 1810 the peace talks between the Russians and Persians were conducted at the fortress.[2]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Carney, James. "Former Soviet Union: Carnage in Karabakh." TIME Magazine. April 13, 1992.
  2. 1 2 Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia (1980), vol. 4, p. 233.
  3. ↑ John Noble, Michael Kohn, Danielle Systermans. Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Lonely Planet, 2008, p. 306

Coordinates: 39°56′00″N 46°49′54″E / 39.9333°N 46.8317°E / 39.9333; 46.8317

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