for the chilling account of Djulfa's deliberate destruction, including a video, photographs and a research section for additional information

VERY IMPORTANT- Please circulate.
Visit www.djulfa.com for the chilling account
of Djulfa's deliberate destruction, including a video, photographs and
a research section for additional information.
Subject: On the 4th Anniversary of the Historic Julfa Cemetery Destruction
As upcoming December 15th marks the 4th anniversary of the final destruction of historic Armenia's largest medieval cemetery - Djulfa - a project committed to documenting the vandalism seeks poetry commemorating the cultural loss. Submissions can be made to
contact@djulfa.org by December 20, 2009.

The sacred stones of Djulfa, erased to the ground by the Azeri authorities in Nakhichevan, are physically gone. But their haunting story is not forgotten.


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“There are thousands of khatchkars (cross-stones) here. Each khatchkar could very easily become a rare exhibit in any of the most famous European museums… If all of Europe’s millionaires were to enter the old Djulfa forest of khatchkars and come out bankrupt, the forest would not be endangered in any way.” – A European scholar on the Djulfa cemetery before the destruction
“A medieval cemetery regarded as one of the wonders of the Caucasus has been erased from the Earth in an act of cultural vandalism likened to the Taleban blowing up the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan in 2001.” - The Times, London
The Djulfa Virtual Memorial and Museum is dedicated to documenting and raising awareness about the intentional destruction of the largest medieval Armenian cemetery – located in Djulfa (Jugha) – and the entire Armenian cultural heritage in the region of Nakhichevan, Republic of Azerbaijan
Djulfa Virtual Memorial and Museum
November 28, 2009
For Immediate Release
contact@djulfa.org

Gueguel Kh.