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The Best Attractions In Askeran

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The Askeran clash on 22—23 February 1988 in the town of Askeran was one of the starting points of Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, which triggered the Nagorno-Karabakh War. The Askeran clash was followed by the Sumgait pogroms.
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  • 1. Askeran Fortress Askeran
    Askeran is a town in the Republic of Artsakh and the administrative center of the Askeran Province which is coextensive with Khojali Rayon of Azerbaijan.
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  • 2. Ghazanchetsots Cathedral Shusha
    Holy Savior Cathedral , commonly referred to as Ghazanchetsots , is an Armenian Apostolic cathedral in Shusha , in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh . It is the seat of the Diocese of Artsakh of the Armenian Apostolic Church.Built between 1868 and 1887, the cathedral was consecrated in 1888. It was damaged during the March 1920 massacre of Armenians of the city by Azerbaijanis and experienced a decades-long decline under Soviet rule. During the Nagorno-Karabakh War Azerbaijan used the cathedral as an armory, where hundreds of missiles were stored. It was restored in the aftermath of the war and reconsecrated in 1998. A landmark of Shusha and Karabakh, it has become an icon for the Karabakh Armenian cause. Standing 35 metres high, Ghazanchetsots is one of the largest Armenian churches...
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  • 7. Tigranakert of Artsakh Aghdara
    Tigranakert is a ruined Armenian city dating back to the Hellenistic period. It is one of several former cities in the Armenian plateau with the same name, named in honor of the Armenian king Tigranes the Great , although some scholars, such as Robert Hewsen and Babken Harutyunyan, have posited that this particular Tigranakert may have been founded by Tigranes the Great's father, Tigranes I . It occupies an area of about 50 hectares and is located in the province of Martakert in the Republic of Artsakh, de jure Aghdara in Azerbaijan, approximately four kilometers south of the Khachenaget River.
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