Askeran

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Askeran is a town in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region of the South Caucasus, historically known for its strategic location and fortress.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Askeran canonical 2
Askeran Fortress Town 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeStatusBefore2020 part of Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh ⓘ
builtBy Karabakh Khanate ⓘ
conflict 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war ⓘ
First Nagorno-Karabakh War ⓘ
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ⓘ
constructedInCentury 18th century ⓘ
country Azerbaijan ⓘ
distanceToStepanakert_km approximately 14 ⓘ
elevation_m approximately 800 ⓘ
ethnicCompositionHistorical Armenian majority (late 20th century) ⓘ
mixed Armenian and Azerbaijani population (Soviet period) ⓘ
function defensive fortification controlling Karkar valley ⓘ
geopoliticalContext South Caucasus disputed territories ⓘ
linked to: South Caucasus
hasFortress Askeran Fortress ⓘ
hasHistoricalName Askeran Fortress Town ⓘ
linked to: Askeran
historicalRegion Karabakh ⓘ
locatedIn Askeran ⓘ
Khojaly District ⓘ
Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ
Transcaucasia ⓘ
linked to: South Caucasus
locatedOnRiver Karkar River ⓘ
nearCity Stepanakert ⓘ
nearRiver Karkar River valley ⓘ
notableStructure Askeran Fortress walls ⓘ
partOf Karabakh Khanate ⓘ
regionStatus disputed ⓘ
strategicImportance controlledRouteBetweenShushaAndLowlands ⓘ
strategicRole protected approaches to Shusha ⓘ
timezone Azerbaijan Time ⓘ
transportRole onRoadLinkingStepanakertAndAghdam ⓘ
usedAs militaryStronghold ⓘ
utcOffset +4 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shusha uezd → hasTown → Askeran ⓘ
Askeran Fortress → locatedIn → Askeran ⓘ
subject linked to: Askeran
Askeran → hasHistoricalName → Askeran Fortress Town ⓘ
linked to: Askeran