(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Some 403 historical and cultural monuments with state
registration were inspected by the representatives of Azerbaijan's
Ministry of Culture in liberated lands, Azernews reports, citing
the State Service for Protection, Development and Restoration of
Cultural Heritage under the ministry.
According to the State Service, officials began to perform tasks
to the primary inventory and protection of cultural objects such as
monuments and institutions.
Moreover, they monitored 162 objects located in these
territories, which do not have state registration but are of
historical, architectural, and archaeological value.
During the monitoring, it was discovered that 51 of 185
historical and cultural monuments with state registration were
completely destroyed, and 134 were partially destroyed.
Besides, some 864 cultural institutions were identified during
the initial monitoring, including 462 libraries, 20 museums, 26
children's music schools, one cinema, two theatres, two galleries,
and three cinema clubs.
Currently, the monitoring is ongoing.
Many historical monuments were seriously damaged or destroyed as
a result of the Armenian aggression.
Monuments, museums, and archival funds belonging to the
Azerbaijani people were plundered as well.
Over 700 historical and cultural monuments registered by the
state before the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were looted, including
the 11 and 15-span Khudaferin bridges in Jabrayil, Ganjasar, and
Khudavand sanctuaries in Kalbajar, the mausoleum in Aghdam's
Khachin Turbetli village, the Azykh cave in Fuzuli as well as the
Shusha state historical and architectural reserve as a result of
Armenian vandalism.
Local and foreign experts are currently rebuilding Azerbaijan's
liberated territories.
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