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Yuxarı Əskipara
Yukhari Askipara ( az, Yuxarı Əskipara, lit=Upper Askipara; hy, Վերին Ոսկեպար, lit=Upper Voskepar, translit=Verin Voskepar) is a destroyed Azerbaijani village in an exclave of the Qazakh District of Azerbaijan, currently under control by Armenia and surrounded by the Tavush Province of Armenia. The exclave has been under control by Armenian forces since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War which also included First Nagorno-Karabakh_War#Fighting_in_Qazakh, fighting in Qazakh. Today, the village is destroyed, with only the foundations and some lower portions of the houses remaining. History There are three medieval bridges, a fortress and the ruins of a church in the village. According to the 1915 publication of the ''Caucasian Calendar'', Yukhari Askipara (Аксибара Стар., ''Aksibara Star.'') had a predominantly Tatar (later known as Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani) population of 278 in 1914. The village was captured by Armenians in 1990 and its Azerbaijani inhabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
