Destruction of Armenian gem
Folks - the khachkar cemetary in Nakhichevan (the biggest collection in the world) once again looks under serious threat. We need to once again raise our voices, and I think the Armenian government should make clear it will take ANY STEP NECESSARY to protect our heritage in Jugha. And mean it.
From: http://www.anca.org
WASHINGTON, DC - The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) today called on U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish to immediately and forcefully halt the ongoing demolition of medieval Armenian cemeteries and historic carved stone crosses (khatchkars) in the southern Nakhichevan region of Djulfa by the Azerbaijani armed forces.
The cemetery, home to more than 10,000 individual khatchkars, was subjected to sustained attacks throughout the 20th Century and again, starting in 2002, when Azerbaijani forces crushed hundreds of the crosses and shipped the rubble from the region by rail. The most recent attacks have been the worst yet. A 12-minute video of the attacks may be viewed at:
http://www.hairenik.com/Haireniktv/HA_TV_Clip04.htm
For more info on Jugha visit http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Hin_Jugha
From: http://www.anca.org
WASHINGTON, DC - The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) today called on U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish to immediately and forcefully halt the ongoing demolition of medieval Armenian cemeteries and historic carved stone crosses (khatchkars) in the southern Nakhichevan region of Djulfa by the Azerbaijani armed forces.
The cemetery, home to more than 10,000 individual khatchkars, was subjected to sustained attacks throughout the 20th Century and again, starting in 2002, when Azerbaijani forces crushed hundreds of the crosses and shipped the rubble from the region by rail. The most recent attacks have been the worst yet. A 12-minute video of the attacks may be viewed at:
http://www.hairenik.com/Haireniktv/HA_TV_Clip04.htm
For more info on Jugha visit http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Hin_Jugha
posted by Raffi K. at 11:54 PM
2 Comments:
It is time that we conquer back Nakhitchevan once and for all... if it weren't for "Levon effendi", this would have been taken care of back in 1993...
Please read this article to understand why it was not taken care of in 1993.
http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Treaty_of_Kars
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