Əskipara, Tartar
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Eskipara | |
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Municipality | |
Azerbaijani: Əskipara | |
Coordinates: 40°18′N 46°58′E / 40.300°N 46.967°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
District | Tartar |
Population | |
• Total | 1,029 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Əskipara (Eskipara) 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]
References
- ^ "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. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Specialists eliminate white phosphorus shell fired by Armenia on Azerbaijan's Terter". Getty Images / Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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