BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. A presentation of the heritage.gov.az website of the Azerbaijani State Service for the Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage on historical and cultural monuments in the territories liberated from Armenian occupation [in the 2020 Second Karabakh War] was held at the International Mugham Center in Baku on July 7, Trend reports.
The purpose of creating the site is to inform the general public about the illegal actions of Armenia committed in the previously occupied Azerbaijani lands, vandalism, misappropriation and destruction of samples of Azerbaijan’s cultural heritage.
Speaking at the presentation, Minister of Culture Anar Karimov spoke about the importance of the site in terms of informing the public about the real situation with historical and cultural monuments in the liberated territories.
According to Karimov, as a result of the monitoring conducted by the Ministry of Culture in the liberated territories, it was found that most of the Azerbaijani cultural monuments were destroyed by the armed forces of Armenia, and some of them were misappropriated or vandalized.
Mosques, mausoleums and other places of worship take a special place among the samples of Azerbaijan's immovable cultural heritage most affected by the vandalism, noted the minister.
The Head of the State Service for the Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage Azad Jafarli stressed that the site is an important information resource.
"To...
Read Full Story: https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/3618619.html
Your content is great. However, if any of the content contained herein violates any rights of yours, including those of copyright, please contact us immediately by e-mail at media[@]kissrpr.com.
