The bombing of Ghazanchetots Cathedral by Azerbaijan was cited by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Thousands of Armenian cultural and historical monuments are under the threat of destruction by occupying Azerbaijanis, Artsakh’s Education Minister Lusine Karakhanyan told reporters in Yerevan on Tuesday when she presented an inventory of not just monuments but also the hundreds of thousands of books and other written manuscripts that are currently under Azerbaijani control after the surrender of territories.
“At the moment, the fate of about 2,000 monuments and reserves located in the territories controlled by Azerbaijan is under threat. I am talking about 2,000 architectural and historical monuments, 13 monastic complexes, 122 churches, 52 fortresses, 523 cross-stones (Khatchcars) and 4 chapels,” Karakhanyan revealed.