Introducing Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorno-Karabakh is an enigma wrapped up inside the Caucasus. It is a ‘country’ recognised by no-one. It is Armenian culture inside the borders of Azerbaijan. Even the name is something of a mystery, being made up from words of three different languages: nagorno means mountainous in Russian, kara means black in Turkish and bakh means garden in Persian. To confuse things further, the locals refer to their region as Artsakh.
While there exist many questions about Nagorno-Karabakh and its political status, the beauty and cultural richness of this remote mountain landscape are undeniable. Up steep cliffs, wedged into narrow valleys and hidden in remote forests are hundreds of moss-covered churches and monasteries, and while most of them are abandoned, a few are being renovated and reopened.
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