The roughly 1500 years-old cemetery of Djulfa before the destruction of its c. 5000 cross stones. |
In 1998 about 800 Katchkars were removed, a process temporarily halted following protests from UNESCO. |
Here you will read about cultural genocide in general and about cultural genocide in Jugha cemetery in particular. Jugha cemetery was an armenian medieval cemetery with lots of khachkars (cross-stones).But Azerbaijan soldiers destroyed the cemetery in 2005 december. And that was an act of vandalism, that was/IS a cultural genocide
The roughly 1500 years-old cemetery of Djulfa before the destruction of its c. 5000 cross stones. |
In 1998 about 800 Katchkars were removed, a process temporarily halted following protests from UNESCO. |
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