Askeran District (NKAO)

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Askeran District

| type = District

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| image_map = Askeran district NKAO location map.png

| map_caption = Map of Askeran within the NKAO

| subdivision_type = Autonomous region

| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Azerbaijan SSR}} Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast

| subdivision_type2 = Country

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Azerbaijan SSR}}

| population_as_of = 1979

| population_total = 20,094

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| established_title = Abolished

| established_date = 26 November 1991

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Askeran

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Askeran District ({{langx|az|Əsgəran rayonu, Әсҝәран рајону}}; {{langx|hy|Ասկերանի շրջան|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.[http://www.elibrary.az/docs/azerbaijan/rus/gl2.pdf Управление делами Президента Азербайджанской Республики. Административно-территориальное деление.][http://bse.sci-lib.com/article079682.html Нагорно-Карабахская автономная область], Great Soviet Encyclopedia

The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast was abolished on 26 November 1991.{{cite web |url=http://e-qanun.az/print.php?internal=view&target=1&docid=6783&doctype=0 |title=Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dağlıq Qarabağ Muxtar Vilayətini ləğv etmək haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASININ QANUNU |trans-title=Law of Azerbaijan Republic on Abolishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan Republic |access-date=2011-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424015234/http://e-qanun.az/print.php?internal=view&target=1&docid=6783&doctype=0 |archive-date=2012-04-24 }} 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

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Historical ethnic composition of the Askeran District{{cite web \|title=НАСЕЛЕНИЕ НАГОРНОГО КАРАБАХА \|url=http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/rnkarabax.html \|website=ЭТНО-КАВКАЗ}} ! rowspan="2" \|Ethnic group ! colspan="2" \|1926 census ! colspan="2" \|1939 census ! colspan="2" \|1959 census ! colspan="2" \|1970 census ! colspan="2" \|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

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Historical ethnic composition of the Askeran District{{cite web |title=НАСЕЛЕНИЕ НАГОРНОГО КАРАБАХА |url=http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/rnkarabax.html |website=ЭТНО-КАВКАЗ}}

! rowspan="2" |Ethnic group

! colspan="2" |1926 census

! colspan="2" |1939 census

! colspan="2" |1959 census

! colspan="2" |1970 census

! colspan="2" |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

Category:Subdivisions of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast