Some people are puzzled why Armenia doesn’t get nearly as many tourists as Georgia. The reason is because Georgia has more things to do than just look at old churches, namely it has fortresses and well preserved old towns.
Because it managed to maintain its virtual independence right up until 1747, Artsakh has a lot of fortresses and old towns, however most have unfortunately fallen into neglect or been destroyed by our Azeri friends. If it wasn’t for this, I truly believe Artsakh could have been the most touristic place in the Caucasus. Unfortunately that never came to fruition, and given how Azerbaijan wiped an entire historic village off the map to build some grotesque modern green space village, it’s not gonna happen under their administration either.
Now it’s time for Armenians to take care of the secular architecture in our own country. Although there are way less than in Artsakh there are fortresses and historical villages of enormous potential that could lose it if we don’t do something about it now.
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Some people are puzzled why Armenia doesn’t get nearly as many tourists as Georgia. The reason is because Georgia has more things to do than just look at old churches, namely it has fortresses and well preserved old towns.
Because it managed to maintain its virtual independence right up until 1747, Artsakh has a lot of fortresses and old towns, however most have unfortunately fallen into neglect or been destroyed by our Azeri friends. If it wasn’t for this, I truly believe Artsakh could have been the most touristic place in the Caucasus. Unfortunately that never came to fruition, and given how Azerbaijan wiped an entire historic village off the map to build some grotesque modern green space village, it’s not gonna happen under their administration either.
Now it’s time for Armenians to take care of the secular architecture in our own country. Although there are way less than in Artsakh there are fortresses and historical villages of enormous potential that could lose it if we don’t do something about it now.
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