Yeraskh

Yeraskh (Armenian: Երասխ, formerly, Arazdayan) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Yeraskh is the last Armenian village on the closed border with Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhichevan, what used to be the main road and rail connections between Nakhichevan and Azerbaijan proper. The rail line also was the only direct connection between the former USSR and Iran.

Yeraskh

Երասխ
Yeraskh
Coordinates: 39°43′51″N 44°50′08″E
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Ararat
Elevation
810 m (2,660 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total865
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )

Because of the hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, the border is under severe blockade and no trains are allowed to pass. This line, the only direct connection between the former USSR and Iran, is now almost out of use.

On 9 November 2020, a Russian Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter (NATO reporting name "Hind") was shot down near Yeraskh by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces with a MANPADS during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[1] Two of the crew members died, while another was injured as a result of the attack.[2][3][4]

Commuter train in Yeraskh after arrival from Yerevan

See also

References
  1. "Two killed as Russian military helicopter downed in Armenia". BBC News. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. "Two soldiers die after Russian helicopter shot down in Armenia". Euronews. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. "Russian Military Helicopter Shot Down in Armenia, 2 Dead". The Moscow Times. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. "Russia says one of its helicopters has been shot down over Armenia". Reuters. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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