Now that Azerbaijan Controls Nagorno-Karabakh, Are Medieval Churches in the Crosshairs?
Now that Azerbaijan Controls Nagorno-Karabakh, Are Medieval Churches in the Crosshairs? Obliterating cultural heritage might weaken Armenia's claims to the region, but it would be an absolute tragedy. A six-week war in Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region in the South Caucasus, ended on Nov. 9 after Russia brokered a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Under the deal, several ethnically Armenian provinces in Nagorno-Karabakh, which Armenians call Artsakh, were surrendered to Azerbaijan in November and December. This is the latest chapter in a conflict that dates back at least a centu...
Source: nationalinterest.org