Armenian cultural heritage in Azerbaijan

Armenian cultural heritage in Azerbaijan refers to historic buildings and cultural traditions of Armenians who lived in what today conforms to the territory of Azerbaijan. Armenians had a presence in what is now Azerbaijan going back to at least the 2nd century BC in Nakhchivan, which was part of the new Kingdom of Armenia established by Artaxias I. Armenians also had presence in Baku dating back to the 7th century AD. Prior to the Karabakh Movement and the ensuing First Nagorno-Karabakh War, about 500,000 Armenians lived in Soviet Azerbaijan where they had an active cultural presence.

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