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Category: Region
Analysis of Developments in NKR
Political analyst and Director of the Regional Studies Center, Richard Giragosian about recent developments in Nagorno Karabakh and their regional connotation.
Karabakh Population Grows 10% in 10 Years
Looks like the ‘big, fat, Armenian wedding‘ held in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2008 is starting to bear fruit. Karabakh Prime Minister’s Spokesman Artak Beglaryan cited census data yesterday, according to which the population of the self-proclaimed republic has reached 151,000. That’s a growth rate of 10% in 10 years. Continue reading “Karabakh Population Grows 10% in 10 Years”
The History of Karabakh Flag
The official flag of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) was raised high and proud in Boston’s Armenian Heritage Park on Tuesday as Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan came by on a working visit to the USA. The flag jumped right out of every official photo published by Armenian President’s website. You could just see that they’re making a point. And rightly so. Continue reading “The History of Karabakh Flag”
UNESCO Cultural Heritage List Sparks a Lavash War Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia has been entered into UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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