List of Azerbaijani cemeteries damaged in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
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The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh spanning over a century, caused damage of a number of Azerbaijani cemeteries in that region. An alphabetical list follows.
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| Site | Image | Involved party claims | Third party views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graves of Azerbaijanis in Jabrayil | Afghanistan's ambassador to Azerbaijan visiting the city in February 2021 noted that a number of graves had been defaced or dug up.[1] | BBC reported that the graves of Azerbaijanis had been completely destroyed during the Armenian occupation[2] | ||
| Graves in the Martyr’s Alley in the Aghdam district | Graves were excavated in order to find construction material and gold teeth.[3] | |||
| Grave and commemorative complex of Khurshidbanu Natavan |  |
Vandalized and partly destroyed.[3] | ||
| Graves of Azerbaijanis in Kalbajar | Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International's senior crisis adviser, who traveled to Kalbajar soon after it was returned to Azerbaijan's control, reported observing in the cemetery of Kalbajar smashed graves "of Azerbaijanis who were buried here before the 1993 Armenian occupation. Some graves were freshly smashed, seemingly by Armenians who left the area last week after 27 years of occupation".[4][better source needed] | |||
| Gravestones of Azerbaijanis in Shusha | James Meek, a British journalist who visited Shusha in 1997, reported that the gravestones in the Azerbaijani cemetery on the edge of town were methodically smashed and vandalised.[5] |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Afghanistan's ambassador: The sight we saw in Jabrayil was terrible". apa.az. APA. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ↑ "Who Won the Karabakh War?". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 T. Kuzio, “Mines, Karabakh and Armenia’s crisis”, London Review of Books (17 June 2021)[citation needed]/
- ↑ Rovera, Donatella. "Twit on Kalbajar cemetery, 2 December 2020". Twitter. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ↑ Meek, James (June 9, 1997). "To the victor the spoils: Ethnic cleansing in Azerbaijan: James Meek reports from Lachin on the Armenian refugee takeover of Azeri homes and farms in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave and adjoining districts". The Guardian. p. 11.
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