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I'm reading British merchant John Newberry's travel memories to our region of 1581.
"At the time of the last warres in Persia, there were many Christians taken slaves in Errewan, and other places"
He must mean events when in 1579 Ottoman army captured 60,000 Armenians, 2 yrs b4
"At the time of the last warres in Persia, there were many Christians taken slaves in Errewan, and other places"
He must mean events when in 1579 Ottoman army captured 60,000 Armenians, 2 yrs b4
"In Errewan are very many Christians, and yet there is a Church standing of the
Christians".
So he stays 3 days in #Yerevan, mentions very many Christians, but only 1 church (standing churches must have been at least a dozen at the moment). I suppose he didn't walk around a lot.
Christians".
So he stays 3 days in #Yerevan, mentions very many Christians, but only 1 church (standing churches must have been at least a dozen at the moment). I suppose he didn't walk around a lot.
Another good source - Don Juan of Persia, publishing memoirs of traveling to region in 1599-1602. His 17th c. map republished in 1926. Azerbaijan just as it has always been, Kurdistan to south of Van, only Albania is strangely close to Black sea :)
#AzMFA expresses readiness to implement #Armenia & #Azerbaijan recent #Moscow agreement to provide journalists access to the state Also won't object to Azeris visit Armenia & #Karabakh if proper guarantees given for their security
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I find it good for building peace. I see no problem in individual Azeris visiting Karabakh, staying, doing business, recovering their heritage, lost in the war. And I doubt any problems w/ security will occur. But same must be provided for Armenians to Azerbaijan as well.
Does that mean I can visit #OldJugha? Go to Georgia for instance, buy plane ticket, fly to Nakhichevan, then rent a car & drive to Old Jugha, check what is left and travel back?
I doubt they will go for that frankly, b/c that's a step for ending war, which is essential of Aliyev
I doubt they will go for that frankly, b/c that's a step for ending war, which is essential of Aliyev
