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    Emil Lazarian
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Azerbaijanis destroy Makun Bridge in Artsakh’s occupied Hadrut region – CHW

Panorama, Armenia
Sept 1 2021
CULTURE 14:48 01/09/2021 NKR

Between April 8 and July 7, the Makun Bridge in the village of Mets Tagher in Artsakh’s occupied Hadrut region was destroyed by Azerbaijani forces.

The bridge was destroyed in the course of river engineering and road construction, the Caucasus Heritage Watch (CHW) reported, sharing satellite images.

The small structure is difficult to see in satellite imagery due to tree cover, but CHW’s sources have confirmed its location.

Built in 1890 of roughly hewn stones, the arched bridge spanned a small tributary of the Ishkhanaget River.

An Armenian construction inscription was once set in the bridge’s façade: “In memory of Ghazar Harutiun Bejaniants”. It fell prior to 2009 (when first published) and was moved to the village museum before the 2020 war. Its current location and condition are unknown.


Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS