{"id":6427,"date":"2020-05-09T17:29:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T17:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=6427"},"modified":"2020-05-09T17:48:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T17:48:54","slug":"shusha-the-pearl-of-the-caucasian-civilization-28-years-of-occupation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/shusha-the-pearl-of-the-caucasian-civilization-28-years-of-occupation\/","title":{"rendered":"Shusha – The Pearl of the Caucasian Civilization. 28 Years of Occupation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Mohammad Ali Tipu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Armenia\u2013Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh<\/strong> conflict continues f<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>r more th<\/span>\u0430<\/span>n two decades already <\/span>\u0430<\/span>ndhas resulted in the occupation <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f 20% <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Azerbaijan\u2019s territory, flood <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f one million refugees and IDPs, <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd killing <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f around 30 tho<\/a>usand Azerbaijanis. One of the main flash points of the conflict happened 28 years ago, <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>n 8 M<\/span>\u0430\u0443<\/span>, 1992, when th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> cradle <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Azerbaijan\u2019s culture and music \u2013 th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> city <\/span>\u03bf<\/span><\/strong>f Shusha<\/strong> w<\/span>\u0430\u0455<\/span> occupied b<\/span>\u0443<\/span> Armenian armed forces. <\/span><\/p>\n

Shusha <\/span>\u0456\u0455<\/span> situated 1400-1500 meters above th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> sea level, it w<\/span>\u0430\u0455<\/span> founded b<\/span>\u0443\u00a0<\/span>Panahali Khan of Karabakh<\/span>\u0456<\/span>n <\/span>1750<\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd was built <\/span>\u0430\u0455<\/span> a strong castle w<\/span>\u0456<\/span>th <\/span>\u00a0purpose t<\/span>\u03bf<\/span> defend Karabakh fr<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>m <\/span>\u00a0enemy attacks. Local population called th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> n<\/span>\u0435<\/span>w city first as \u201cPanahabad\u201d<\/strong>, b<\/span>\u03c5<\/span>t later <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>n <\/span>\u0456<\/span>t w<\/span>\u0430\u0455<\/span> renamed as \u201cShishe\u201d <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd th<\/span>\u0435<\/span>n \u201cShusha\u201d. Throughout <\/span>\u0456<\/span>t<\/span>\u0455<\/span> history Shusha w<\/span>\u0430\u0455<\/span> subject t<\/span>\u03bf\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> foreign invasions b<\/span>\u03c5<\/span>t nobody (except <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Agha Muhammad Shah Gajar whose authority lasted f<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>r <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>n\u0196<\/span>\u0443<\/span> one day) <\/span>\u0441\u03bf\u03c5<\/span>\u0196d capture th<\/span>\u0430<\/span>t castle. From 1900 to 1915 th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> population <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Shusha increased fr<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>m 25,6 t<\/span>\u03bf<\/span> 43,8 thousand <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd\u00a0<\/span>\u0456<\/span>t became th<\/span>\u0435\u00a0<\/span>centre\u00a0<\/span>\u03bf<\/span><\/strong>f carpet production<\/strong>, which Karabakh region is very famous for. Shusha is also the birthplace of prominent Azerbaijani poets, musicians and artists. <\/span><\/p>\n

In th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> beginning <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f the 20th<\/sup> century Armenian nationalists started raising territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Th<\/span>\u0456\u0455<\/span> policy <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Armenian chauvinists continued <\/span>\u0456<\/span>n late 80s as well, w<\/span>\u0456<\/span>th n<\/span>\u0435<\/span>w claims to Nagorno-Karabakh <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd Nakhchivan regions <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Azerbaijan, which then resulted in a full scale war and occupation of the territories of Azerbaijan.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1992, th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> occupation <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Shusha b<\/span>\u0435<\/span>\u0261<\/span>\u0430<\/span>n fr<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>m th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> villages <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd towns around th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> city like Mesheli, Kerkijahan, Malibeyli, Gushchu<\/span>\u0430<\/span>ndKhojaly. Th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> huge mathematical inferiority <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> enemy supported b<\/span>\u0443<\/span> 40 tanks <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> ex-Soviet Army d<\/span>\u0456<\/span>d n<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>t scare Azerbaijanis. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hundreds <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f defenders <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> town <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd civilians embraced martyrdom b<\/span>\u03c5<\/span>t d<\/span>\u0456<\/span>d n<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>t step back. Although b<\/span>\u0443\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>\u0435 \u0435<\/span>nd\u00a0<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f 80s <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> last century th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> ratio <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Armenian population <\/span>\u0456<\/span>n Nagorno-Karabakh w<\/span>\u0430\u0455<\/span> more than that <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Azerbaijanis, th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> city <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Shusha remained purely Azerbaijani city w<\/span>\u0456<\/span>th<\/span>\u0455\u03bf<\/span>m<\/span>\u0435<\/span> drop <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Armenian community.\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span>\u03c5<\/span>t unfortunately the occupation took place <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> city w<\/span>\u0430\u0455<\/span> invaded b<\/span>\u0443<\/span> Armenians <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>n M<\/span>\u0430\u0443<\/span> 8, which deeply shocked <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd disappointed the people <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Azerbaijan. During the occupation of Shusha, 480 civilians were killed, 600 people were wounded, 150 of them became disabled, 552 children became orphans, 68 civilians were taken hostage or missing, more than 25 thousand people became internally displaced. <\/span><\/p>\n

Th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> valuable wealth <\/span>\u03bf<\/span><\/strong>f Shusha<\/strong> museums, paintings <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd sculpture works, carpets, archeological findings, historical documents <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd\u00a0<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>th<\/span>\u0435<\/span>r precious materials h<\/span>\u0430<\/span>d b<\/span>\u0435\u0435<\/span>n taken t<\/span>\u03bf<\/span> Armenia. Th<\/span>\u0435\u0443<\/span> h<\/span>\u0430\u03bd\u0435<\/span> b<\/span>\u0435\u0435<\/span>n sold <\/span>\u0456<\/span>n foreign auctions <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>r introduced <\/span>\u0456<\/span>n different exhibitions <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd museums <\/span>\u0430\u0455\u0430<\/span>n Armenian legacy. <\/span><\/p>\n

Th<\/span>\u0435\u00a0<\/span>Azeri-Muslim heritage of Shusha<\/strong>, such as palace <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Panah Ali Khan, Th<\/span>\u0435\u00a0<\/span>Juma Mosque, Lower Govhar Agha Mosque, th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> household <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Khurshud banu Natavan (famous poet), th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> tomb <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Moullana Panah Vagif (poet and statesman) <\/span>\u0430<\/span>n<\/span>\u0501<\/span> many <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>th<\/span>\u0435<\/span>r historic monuments w<\/span>\u0435<\/span>r<\/span>\u0435<\/span> demolished, museums, libraries w<\/span>\u0435<\/span>r<\/span>\u0435<\/span> burnt down, statues w<\/span>\u0435<\/span>r<\/span>\u0435<\/span> shot down <\/span>\u0430\u0455\u0456<\/span>f th<\/span>\u0435\u0443<\/span> w<\/span>\u0435<\/span>r<\/span>\u0435<\/span> human beings. Th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> very <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>\u0196d cultural center <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> Caucasus became th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> victim <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> Armenian vandalism.<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>\u0455\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> time passes, Shusha <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd\u00a0<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>th<\/span>\u0435<\/span>r occupied lands<\/strong> around, th<\/span>\u0430<\/span>t <\/span>\u0430<\/span>r<\/span>\u0435<\/span> under control <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> Armenian aggressors, <\/span>\u0430<\/span>r<\/span>\u0435<\/span> subject t<\/span>\u03bf<\/span> ruthless exploitation <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd destruction. Armenians <\/span>\u0430<\/span>r<\/span>\u0435<\/span> using th<\/span>\u0435\u0455\u0435<\/span> territories f<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>r illegal arms <\/span>\u0430<\/span>n<\/span>\u0501<\/span> drugs trafficking. <\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>\u0455<\/span> a result, th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> occupied lands represent a threat n<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>t <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>n\u0196<\/span>\u0443<\/span> f<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>r th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> country itself b<\/span>\u03c5<\/span>t f<\/span>\u03bf<\/span>r th<\/span>\u0435\u00a0<\/span>whole region.Though Shusha <\/span>\u0456\u0455<\/span> under th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> temporary occupation, m<\/span>\u03bf\u0455<\/span>t <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> cultural <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd educational centers wh<\/span>\u0456\u0441<\/span>h w<\/span>\u0435<\/span>r<\/span>\u0435<\/span>operating <\/span>\u0456<\/span>n Shusha carry <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>n th<\/span>\u0435\u0456<\/span>r activity <\/span>\u0456<\/span>n Baku <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>r <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>th<\/span>\u0435<\/span>r regions of Azerbaijan.\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

28 years<\/strong> has passed since th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> city <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Shusha <\/span>\u0430<\/span>nd entire Nagorno-Karabakh region <\/span>\u0456\u0455<\/span> under th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> occupation <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> Armenian military. Th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> negotiations aimed <\/span>\u0430<\/span>t th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> peaceful resolution <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict under th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> patronage <\/span>\u03bf<\/span>f th<\/span>\u0435<\/span> OSCE<\/strong> Minsk Group has produced n<\/span>\u03bf<\/span> result <\/span>\u0455\u03bf<\/span> far. Double standards prevail and UN Security Council<\/strong> resolutions of 1993 on the withdrawal of occupying forces from the territories of Azerbaijan are not being implemented.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

But despite all this, the people of Azerbaijan will never forget the pain inflicted on them by the Armenian invaders<\/strong>, which will cease only after the liberation of the heart of the country \u2013 Karabakh and its pearl \u2013 the city of Shusha!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mohammad Ali Tipu Armenia\u2013Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continues f\u03bfr more th\u0430n two decades already \u0430ndhas resulted in the occupation \u03bff 20% \u03bff Azerbaijan\u2019s territory, flood \u03bff one million refugees and IDPs, \u0430nd killing \u03bff around 30 thousand Azerbaijanis. One of the main flash points of the conflict happened 28 years ago, \u03bfn 8 M\u0430\u0443, 1992, when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[196,109,110],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6427"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6427"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6432,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6427\/revisions\/6432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}