Azat, Armenia
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Azat is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia
. The village has a heavily ruined 11th century church and a pair of medieval khachkar
s.
The village was the birthplace of the celebrated Azeri folklore poet Ashig Alasgar
(Ashug Alesker) (1821-1926).
All the ethnic Azeri inhabitants of Azat fled to Azerbaijan in 1988-89 during the course of Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. The village has a heavily ruined 11th century church and a pair of medieval khachkar
Khachkar
A khachkar or khatchkar is a carved, cross-bearing, memorial stele covered with rosettes and other botanical motifs. Khachkars are characteristic of Medieval Christian Armenian art found in Armenia.-Description:...
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The village was the birthplace of the celebrated Azeri folklore poet Ashig Alasgar
Ashig Alasgar
Ashig Alasgar , , was an Azeri mystic troubadour and highly regarded poet of Azeri folk songs . He was born in the village of Aghkilsa in the Goycha district of the Erivan Khanate.-References:...
(Ashug Alesker) (1821-1926).
All the ethnic Azeri inhabitants of Azat fled to Azerbaijan in 1988-89 during the course of Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.