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    Emil Lazarian
  • 4 years ago
    • Categories: 2021

Occupied Hadrut

Panorama, Armenia
Nov 19 2021

“De-Occupation of Hadrud” NGO has published photos from Hadrut town of the Artsakh Republic which was occupied by Azerbaijani forces during the 44-day war in 2020. 

According to the first Soviet census of 1926, the total population of Hadrut stood at 25,247 and 98% of the population were Armenians. Around 93 churches and monasteries of the Armenian Apostolic Church were located in the area most of them build in early Christian and medieval times, including during the period of Ani Armenian Kingdom (9-11th centuries), Khachen Armenian state (11-16th centuries), Dizak Armenian Principality (17-18th centuries). 

Fragments of monuments and historical artifacts dated to pre-Christian, early Christian and medieval times have been found in and around Hadrut. Old Armenian cemeteries are located near every church in the area. 

As “De-Occupation of Hadrud” NGO  said, the town is today under the control of barbarians who have forcibly displaced the local population and destroyed historical monuments.

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