Askeran Rayon was one of the five rayons of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (AzSSR). Its capital was Askeran (town)
Until 1978 it was called Stepanakert Rayon and its capital was Stepanakert.[1][2]
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