Hayots Ashkharh: Last cross stone destroyed in Old Jugha 5 years ago

Five years ago Azerbaijani armed forces destroyed the last cross stone (khachkar) in Old Jugha.

On December 14, 2005 Azeris destroyed the last cross stones in Jugha and threw into the Araks River. The video dated December 14-16, 2005, shows how Azerbaijani soldiers, with heavy machinery, destroy the last evidence of Armenian existence in Nakhichevan.

In the late 20^th century, only 3.000 out of 10.000 khachkars remained. In 2002, the Azerbaijani Government perpetrated a “cultural genocide”, destroying the other 3000 cross stones. The destruction of cross stones was recorded in 2005.