(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 15. Most of the
beautiful architecture built by Azerbaijanis in Azerbaijan's Shusha
city since the mid-18th century was destroyed during the occupation
of these lands, the Chairman of the Malta National Commission for
UNESCO, a renowned world heritage expert Ray Bondin said in an
article for the Times of Malta newspaper, Trend reports.
Noting that Shusha is the cultural capital of Azerbaijan, Bondin
also pointed out that the country's Karabakh region is enormous,
bigger than Luxembourg and for over 30 years, it was occupied by
Armenia.
He added that as a result of the occupation, most buildings in
the city were destroyed, however, Azerbaijan is determined to
rebuild its city.
The city is renowned for the best Azerbaijani musicians, actors,
poets and painters. It was also recognized as the cultural capital
of Azerbaijan, in spite of its distance from Baku and the difficult
mountainous terrain. Shusha is located at 1,600 meters above sea
level, the article's author further said.
Bondin stressed that after liberation of Shusha from the
occupation in 2020, it was found out that the once large city of
over 20,000 inhabitants did not have one fully standing
building.
He noted that in two years since the liberation, new roads,
several hotels and other facilities have been built there, and work
is underway to restore the remaining landmarks. The castle walls
and the main administrative building of the central square were
restored.
Bondin also emphasizes that, unlike the Armenians who destroyed
mosques, Azerbaijan is working to restore both mosques and
churches.
According to the article, the restoration of the destroyed
heritage and residential buildings will take enough time, but
Azerbaijan is determined to revive the city.
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