HISTORY: NAGORNO-KARABAKH
THE BLESSED LAND UNDER OCCUPATION “Karabakh won’t be forgotten”
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ith its ancient history and cultural heritage in literature, art and music, Nagorno-Karabakh is an integral part of Azerbaijan. World’s famous museums such as the Victoria and Albert, the Louvre and many others in Berlin, Rome, Istanbul and Cairo have exhibited the pieces of the Karabakh folk art. The region of Karabakh is famous for its music and mugham. The music of Karabakh, which has enriched the music culture of Azerbaijan with its rare gems of music, has centuries-old traditions. Mughams, popular songs, dances, and ashuq have their special place in Karabakh’s music art. A selection of Azerbaijani mugham, played on the Azerbaijani wind instrument balaban, was included among many cultural achievements of humanity on the Voyager Golden Record, which was attached to the Voyager spacecraft to represent world music. In 2003, UNESCO recognized mugam as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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The carpets woven in Karabakh and the carpet–making schools of Azerbaijan from different periods fascinate people with their beauty. Most of them are protected in popular museums of the world. Today, however, the cultural heritage of the Nagorno-Karabakh is being deliberately destroyed by Armenian occupants. Architectural monuments and pieces of the
THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE NAGORNOKARABAKH HAS BEEN DELIBERATELY DESTROYED BY ARMENIAN OCCUPANTS. ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS AND PIECES OF THE WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE ARE NOW DESTROYED OR FORGED
world cultural heritage are being destroyed or forged. 1,891 material and cultural monuments in the occupied Azerbaijani territories have been looted and vandalized by Armenia, including 738 historical monuments, 28 museums with 83,500 exhibits, 4 photo galleries, 14 memorial complexes, and 1,107 cultural facilities The land, which was blessed with ancient history, the land of music and art is under Armenian occupation. The United Nation Security Council Resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884 are demanding the immediate withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan to ensure the return of the Azerbaijani IDPs. Despite the fact that the entire international community recognizes Nagorno-Karabakh as an integral part of Azerbaijan and supports its territorial integrity and sovereignty within its internationally recognized borders, Armenia continues, through the use of force, to violate the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan by ignoring the will and position of the international community.
