Caucasus Heritage Watch (CHW) referred to the desecration of Armenian cemeteries in Nagorno-Karabakh. The organization published pictures and made a post on its Twitter.
“CHW confirms the destruction of an Armenian cemetery in the village of Sghnakh, as first reported by Monument Watch. The area was bulldozed in connection with road construction,” the statement reads.
It is stated that Monument Watch reports that the cemetery was founded in the mid-18th c. and remained in use until Armenians evacuated the village following the fall 2020 war. Satellite imagery indicates that the destruction took place between April 12 and June 18.
This is the second historic cemetery destroyed after Mets Tagher. CHW calls on Azerbaijan’s authorities to stop the destruction of cemeteries and act as stewards of all cultural heritage on their territory.
