Əskipara, Tartar Explained

Eskipara
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Tartar
Population Total:1029
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Timezone Dst:AZT
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.3°N 104°W

Əskipara is a village and municipality in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,029.

On 11 May 2016 the Armenian military reportedly bombed the territory of Eskipara with 122-mm calibre white phosphorus munitions prohibited by the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.[1] On the same day military attaches from 13 countries reviewed the area where the white phosphorus munition had been fired.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statement on the use of white phosphorus bomb by the armed forces of Armenia against civilians and civilian objects of Azerbaijan. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. 17 May 2016. 11 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Specialists eliminate white phosphorus shell fired by Armenia on Azerbaijan’s Terter. Getty Images / Anadolu Agency. 11 June 2016.