ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Yukhari-Askipara Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Ghazakh (District) / Yukhari-Askipara (Village)

Location

The village, forming part of Tavush Marz of the Republic of Armenia at present, extends on the left bank of the river Voskepar, 28 kilometres west of the district centre, at an altitude of 780 to 850 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.

Historical Introduction
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The site of the ancient Armenian village provided shelter for some stock-breeding Turkish tribes in the late 19th century.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.

It was only during the Liberation Struggle of Artsakh that it got rid of the alien elements.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.

Monuments

Three medieval bridges, the ruins of a castle, a monastery complex (12th to 13th centuries) as well as a watchtower (17th century) and a secret underground passage (14th century) are preserved in the village territory.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, pp. 311-312.

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Hin Voskepar		'Hin' is the Armenian equivalent for 'Ancient'.
Verin Voskepar		'Verin' is the Armenian equivalent for 'Upper'.

The available scanty statistical data on the number of the local population represent the following picture:

Dates	Turkish Houses	Turks (Male)	Turks (Female)	Total (Turks)	Notes	Source
1886	33	114	88	202		Yelizavetpol Province: A Statistical Survey Based on the Family Lists of Caucasia's Population. Tiflis, 1888, pp. 144-145; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.
1914				320		Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 85; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.
1980				593		Soviet Azerbaijanian Encyclopedia, vol. 5, Baku, 1981, p. 187; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 311.