“During the war, our nation won the right to live in freedom, and we should be able to keep that,” said Commander of the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Forces and Defense Minister Major-General Seyran Ohanyan.
Shmavon Virabyan, the foreman in the Mets Shen section of the Khotorashen-Martakert water pipeline, pointed at the tree-covered mountain in the fog, “Do you see that white spot? It's the Irek Mankunk monastery. The water comes from there, and that's where my boss is now.”
Yuri Grigoryan is a kankan by profession. Kankan is a Farsi word for someone who digs wells. They were digging yet another kahrez in Hadrut. A kahrez is an underground water pipe lined inside with stones. It connects different veins of water together and then brings them up to the surface, flowing under their own power.
If your roots are in Togh, or you are in any way connected to Togh, you can be sure that you are mentioned in Petros Ghahriyan's book. Petros Dayi (Uncle Petros) is the author of the chronicles of Togh, and one of the most respected people in the village. His word is law.
The hooves of horses and donkeys could be heard on the narrow cobblestone streets. Children with buckets went to the spring to collect water. A donkey loaded with buckets brayed under its weight, but the owner urged it forward with a switch – his wife needed to do the laundry.
Ara Oshagan has also been photographing in Nagorno-Karabagh for the past 7 years for a book project with his father, well-known author, Vahe Oshagan. The book is entitled "The Spirit of Karabagh" (Karabaghi vokin) and will be published by Edition Paranthese in Marseille, France in 2007.
Mihran Mahmouzian has been implementing charity projects in Kashatagh for the last seven years. He voiced his concern at facts outlined in earlier articles of Hetq, and arrived in Armenia in September, spending time in Kashatagh as well. He assessed the situation in Kashatagh as catastrophic. The following is an interview with Mihran Mahmouzian.
“Let there be faith; the objects of worship will appear.” Valentin Domil said. The Kurdish village of Rya Taza has both in abundance. Yet the strongest faith here is faith in the miraculous power of Dayki Shiro, or Mother Milk.
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