Not only has the #Azerbaijani regime desecrated the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral they’ve also destroyed apartment buildings around it… making it impossible for #Armenians to return. The building in red is the one I lived in back in October 2019 with my host family… #StopAliyev
A video my friend took in December 2019 of this street in #Shushi passing by Ghazanchetsots and these apartment buildings… at 0:20 you can see the building I lived in with my local host family…
Forgot to include this video where #Azerbaijani soldiers in uniform are seen in this same neighborhood of #Shushi completely destroying the cars left behind by ethnically cleansed Armenians who fled for their lives… another attempt to hinder the return of displaced Armenians.
Here’s a better quality image of the original one I had posted above…
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
A lot of Azerbaijanis I speak to get offended by the whole 1918 thing, however it’s more true than false. While the people who were labeled as ethnic “Azerbaijanis” in the 1930s didn’t just appear out of thin air, the idea of an ethnic heritage kinda did…
Today’s Azerbaijanis are a mix of people’s. Those from the Republic of Azerbaijan (historically Albania/Shirvan, Arran/Artsakh&Utik, and Mughan/Paytakaran/Caspiane) are somewhat distinct from those living in Iranian Azerbaijan (historic Media Atropatene/Adharbadagan/Atrpatakan).
Why Fariz is wrong part 1: please take your time to study these photos (1-3) of the Ghazanchetsots Church before the 1920 Massacre of Armenians in #Shushi. The last picture shows the deteriorated condition of the church during the Soviet era when the city was left in ruins.
Why Fariz is wrong part 2: the number of Azerbaijanis displaced from Nagorno Karabakh (~40,000) and the 7 districts (~400,000) is about 440,000. And if you add the ~160,000 Azerbaijanis displaced from Armenia and that total is about ~600,000. 1/3 less than his number…
And can’t forget his hypocrisy. While he raises the issue of displaced Azerbaijanis (with exaggerated numbers), he plays the victim card and forgets that nearly 500,000 Armenians were displaced in the first war (1988-1994) along with another ~100,000 during the second war (2020).
Labeled as red dots (south to north) 1) Holy Mother of God in the Inner City (Icheri Shehir) 2) Saint Gregory the Illuminator 3) Saints Thaddeus & Bartholomew 4) Holy Resurrection Chapel in the cemetery 5) Holy Translators in Haykashen (Ermenikend)
The Church of the Holy Mother of God was located in Baku's Walled City (Icheri Shehir). It was built in 1797-1799, although a church has been mentioned here as early as the 13th century in Armenian and Persian sources. It was destroyed in 1992 and a cafe stands in its place.
You can see the #Armenian Church of the Holy Mother of God again here in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, standing next to #Baku's infamous #MaidenTower.
In this thread I'll be listing the churches of #Yerevan, #Armenia. I'll break them down by district and go attempt to chronicle the history of each structure.
Kentron District is the historic core of Yerevan. Its where the former Fortress of Yerevan was located and is home to 125,453 people (as of the 2011 Census).
The Cathedral of Saint Sargis (Surb Sargis Mayr Yekełetsi) is located in the historic Dzoragyugh neighborhood of Kentron District. The site has been home to a monastic complex since the 4th century.
The same @Pontifex who condemned Azerbaijan’s military aggression against Armenia, the same Pope to recognize the #ArmenianGenocide you deny, and the same Pope that on Easter called on #Azerbaijan to #FreeArmenianPows
1) King Urnayr of Caucasian Albania was baptized by Catholicos Saint Gregory the Illuminator in 314. Caucasian Albania along with Caucasian Iberia (326) were extremely intertwined with Armenia and among the first nations to convert to Christianity. Nothing to do with Azerbaijan.
1) You claimed the “Karabakh issue” was solved. 2) Your political party is the only one performing (a circus) 3) Democracy... you rank “not free” according for @freedomhouse 4) Economic freedom? Your government owns SOCAR (81% of your economy is oil based). 5) Strengthen what?