Back نحن جبالنا Arabic Biz və bizim dağlar Azerbaijani Мы — нашы горы Byelorussian Som les nostres muntanyes Catalan We Are Our Mountains CEB Tatik Papik German Είμαστε τα βουνά μας Greek Ni Estas Niaj Montaroj Esperanto Somos Nuestras Montañas Spanish ما کوههای خود هستیم Persian
| We Are Our Mountains | |
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| Location | Stepanakert, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 39°50′13.5″N 46°46′11.42″E / 39.837083°N 46.7698389°E |
We Are Our Mountains (Armenian: Մենք ենք մեր լեռները, Menk' enk' mer leṙnerə) is a monument north of Stepanakert (Khankendi) in Azerbaijan. The sculpture, completed in 1967 by Sargis Baghdasaryan, is widely regarded as a symbol of the Armenian heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh, with some considering it to be a symbol of Armenian identity as a whole.[1]
The monument is made from volcanic tuff and depicts an old man and woman hewn from rock, representing the mountain people of Karabakh. It is known colloquially as "tatik-papik" (տատիկ-պապիկ) in Armenian and "Dedo-Babo" (Դեդո-Բաբո) in the Karabakh dialect, which translates as "Grandmother and Grandfather". The sculpture is prominent in Artsakh's coat of arms.[2]
On 29 September 2023, Azerbaijani officials placed the flag of Azerbaijan on the monument, on the same day of the Azerbaijani takeover of Stepanakert,[3] after the Azerbaijani military offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh undertaken ten days earlier and the subsequent flight of the Armenian population.[4] Concerns were raised that Azerbaijan could demolish the monument.[5][6][7]
- ^ We Are Our Mountains, retrieved 2023-09-20
- ^ Coat of Arms
- ^ "Armenians describe journey to safety after fall of their homeland". The Independent. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "Presidential consultant in Karabakh shares picture from Azerbaijan's Khankendi". 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "The Cultural Genocide Against Armenians". TIME. 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ Nayyar, Rhea (2023-10-02). "Symbolic Armenian Monument in Artsakh at Risk of Destruction". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ Rusia, Redacción (2023-09-27). "Artsakh: the end of history". Pressenza. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
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