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Askeran Fortress

Coordinates: 39°56′00″N 46°49′54″E / 39.9333°N 46.8317°E / 39.9333; 46.8317
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Askeran fortress
Մայրաբերդ
Əsgəran qalası
Askeran, Nagorno-Karabakh
The remains of the fortress
Coordinates39°56′00″N 46°49′53″E / 39.9333°N 46.8314°E / 39.9333; 46.8314
TypeFortress
Site history
Built1751[1]
MaterialsCobblestone

Askeran Fortress (Armenian: Մայրաբերդ, romanized: Mayraberd; Azerbaijani: Əsgəran qalası) is a fortress in the town of Askeran. Located on the banks of the Qarqar River, it was built by the Karabakh Khanate ruler Panah Ali Khan and consists of two sections. The left-bank section features a double line of stone walls.[2][3]

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]

  • One of the towers of the fortress
    One of the towers of the fortress
  • General view
    General view

Notes

  1. ^ Carney, James (April 13, 1992). "Former Soviet Union: Carnage in Karabakh". Time. (Archived from the original March 11, 2007.)
  2. ^ a b Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia (1980), vol. 4, p. 233.
  3. ^ John Noble, Michael Kohn, Danielle Systermans. Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Lonely Planet, 2008, p. 306

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

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