evidence: The territories within the borders of the former Azerbaijani SSR (including the enclaves of Yukhari (Upper), Askipara (Verin Voskepar), Sofulu-Barkhudarly and Kyarki (Tigranashen)), which have been under Armenian control since 1990-94, are highlighted in yellow. The territories of Armenia falling within its borders, but located beyond the line of Armenian trenches (neutral territory, not under anyone’s control), are highlighted in pink. The territories of Armenia under the control of Azerbaijani forces are highlighted in dark red. [...] The Soviet delimitation in the territory of former Kazakh Uezd was guided by an approach where the entire mountainous part of the Uezd (present-day Tavush, Chambarak subdistrict of Gegharkunik region) with a predominantly Armenian population passed to Armenia, while the plains inhabited by Muslims passed to Azerbaijan. The only exception was the zone of numerous small kishlaks in the upper reaches of Akhinja River, within the mountainous area known as Shynykh-Ayrum community. Although initially part of Armenia, this area was transferred to Azerbaijan during land disputes in the 1920s, leading to the isolation of the village of Artsvashen from the west. The descriptions of the borders and land disputes between Soviet Armenia and Azerbaijan in 1922 already suggest that the village of Yukhari (Upper) Askipara, as well as Sofulu and Barkhudarly were attributed to Azerbaijan, although their border with neighboring Armenian villages remained uncertain for a considerable period.