Askeran District (NKAO)

Askeran Rayon was one of the five rayons of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (AzSSR). Its capital was Askeran (town)

Until 1978 it was called Stepanakert Rayon and its capital was Stepanakert.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Управление делами Президента Азербайджанской Республики. Административно-территориальное деление.
  2. ↑ Большая Советская Энциклопедия. Нагорно-Карабахская автономная область

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