Misplaced Pages

We Are Our Mountains: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 03:35, 17 May 2009 edit76.93.86.242 (talk) Undid revision 290430972 by Parishan (talk)← Previous edit Latest revision as of 09:29, 15 November 2024 edit undoDivot (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users1,111 editsNo edit summary 
(399 intermediate revisions by more than 100 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Monument in Stepanakert, Azerbaijan}}
]
{{Infobox historic site
<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: ] -->
| name = We Are Our Mountains
"'''We Are Our Mountains'''" ({{lang-hy|Մենք ենք մեր սարերը}}) is a large monument located in ].<ref>''Artsakh: A Photographic Journey'' by Hrair Khatcherian, p.49. ISBN 0-9697620-0-7</ref> the capital city of the ].
| image = Ասկերանի և Վանք գյուղի նկարներ 33.jpg
| caption =
| location = ], ], ]
| coordinates =
{{coord|39|50|13.5|N|46|46|11.42|E|type:landmark_region:AZ}}
}}


'''We Are Our Mountains''' ({{langx|hy|Մենք ենք մեր լեռները|Menk' enk' mer leṙnerə}}) is a ] north of ] in the region of ], ]. The ], completed in 1967 by ], is widely regarded as a ] of the ] heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh, with some considering it to be a symbol of Armenian identity as a whole.<ref>{{Citation |title=We Are Our Mountains | date=29 July 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIiYVOFlsyg |access-date=2023-09-20 |language=en}}</ref>
The sculpture, completed in 1967, by ], is widely regarded as a symbol of Nagorno-Karabakh. The monument is made from volcanic ], and depicts an ] ] and ] hewn from rock, representing the mountain people of ].


The monument is made from volcanic ] and depicts an old man and woman hewn from rock, representing the ] of ]. It is known colloquially as "'''Tatik-Papik'''" (տատիկ-պապիկ) in ] and "'''Dedo-Babo'''" (Դեդո-Բաբո) in the ], which translates as "'''Grandmother and Grandfather'''". The sculpture is prominent in ].<ref></ref>
It is also known as "'''Tatik yev Papik'''" (Տատիկ և Պապիկ) in ] and "'''Mamig yev Babig'''" (Մամիկ եւ Պապիկ) in ].


On 29 September 2023, Azerbaijani officials placed the ] on the monument, on the same day of the Azerbaijani takeover of Stepanakert,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-29 |title=Armenians describe journey to safety after fall of their homeland |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nagorno-karabakh-armenia-azerbaijan-refugees-b2421023.html |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> after the ] undertaken ten days earlier and the subsequent ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.businesslend.com/news/presidential-representative-in-karabakh-shares-image-from-azerbaijans-khankendi/ |title=Presidential consultant in Karabakh shares picture from Azerbaijan's Khankendi |date=29 September 2023 |access-date=29 September 2023 |archive-date=30 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930010259/https://www.businesslend.com/sports/lisandro-martinez-could-be-out-for-two-months-in-latest-man-utd-injury-blow/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Concerns were raised that Azerbaijan could demolish the monument.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-10-12 |title=The Cultural Genocide Against Armenians |url=https://time.com/6322574/cultural-genocide-armenia-nagorno-karabakh-essay/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nayyar |first=Rhea |date=2023-10-02 |title=Symbolic Armenian Monument in Artsakh at Risk of Destruction |url=http://hyperallergic.com/847990/symbolic-armenian-monument-in-artsakh-at-risk-of-destruction/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=Hyperallergic |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rusia |first=Redacción |date=2023-09-27 |title=Artsakh: the end of history |url=https://www.pressenza.com/2023/09/artsakh-the-end-of-history/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=Pressenza |language=en-US}}</ref> Instead the Azeri government would ], claiming that "it was built in the city of Khankendi in Azerbaijan in 1967 and that it is one of the many examples of Azerbaijan's tolerance of multicultural and national-religious monument" while also claiming that the monument was "Armenianized" and had always truly been an Azeri symbol.<ref>{{cite web |title=Azerbaijan starts process of appropriating Karabakh’s ‘We Are Our Mountains’ monument |url=https://news.am/eng/news/839479.html |website=] |access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref>
The sculpture is featured prominently on ].

] coin with Tatik Papik.]]
]

==Eurovision 2009 image controversy==
{{Main|Armenia–Azerbaijan relations in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
During the ], ''We Are Our Mountains'' was included, among other local symbols, in the introductory "postcard" preceding the Armenian performance. Representatives from ] complained to the ] about the use of the monument in the Armenian intro, since the territory of ] is '']'' part of Azerbaijan.<ref name="meltingpot">{{cite news |date=2023-09-28 |title=A humanitarian disaster is under way in Nagorno-Karabakh |url=https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/28/a-humanitarian-disaster-is-under-way-in-nagorno-karabakh |accessdate=2023-10-01 |newspaper=] }}</ref> In response to the complaint, the image was edited out of the video in the finals. In response, ] displayed images of the monument on a video screen in the background, and on the back of the clipboard held by its spokesperson ].<ref name="frontline">{{cite web |url=http://www.frontlineclub.com/festering_wounds_overshadow_eurovision_in_the_south_caucasus |title=Ethnic rivalry wins over kitsch in the Caucasus |last=Krikorian |first=Onnik |date=2009-05-16 |publisher=] |accessdate=2008-09-17 }}</ref>

==In popular culture==
This monument is featured in the artwork of the songs "]" and "]" by the American band ] to draw attention to the ].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/system-of-a-down-new-songs-protect-the-land-genocidal-humanoidz-1085942/|title=Hear System of a Down's First New Music in 15 Years, 'Protect the Land' and 'Genocidal Humanoidz'|magazine=]|date=6 November 2020|access-date=6 November 2020}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
*'']''
*]
⚫ *]


== References == ==References==
{{reflist|2}}
<references/>


==External links==
⚫ ]
* {{Commons-inline}}
⚫ ]
⚫ ]
{{Azerbaijan-struct-stub}}
{{sculpture-stub}}


{{italic title}}
]

]
⚫ ]
]
⚫ ]
]
⚫ ]
]
⚫ ]
]
]
]
]
]

Latest revision as of 09:29, 15 November 2024

Monument in Stepanakert, Azerbaijan
We Are Our Mountains
LocationStepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan
Coordinates39°50′13.5″N 46°46′11.42″E / 39.837083°N 46.7698389°E / 39.837083; 46.7698389

We Are Our Mountains (Armenian: Մենք ենք մեր լեռները, romanized: Menk' enk' mer leṙnerə) is a monument north of Stepanakert in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. The sculpture, completed in 1967 by Sargis Baghdasaryan, is widely regarded as a symbol of the Armenian heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh, with some considering it to be a symbol of Armenian identity as a whole.

The monument is made from volcanic tuff and depicts an old man and woman hewn from rock, representing the mountain people of Karabakh. It is known colloquially as "Tatik-Papik" (տատիկ-պապիկ) in Armenian and "Dedo-Babo" (Դեդո-Բաբո) in the Karabakh dialect, which translates as "Grandmother and Grandfather". The sculpture is prominent in Artsakh's coat of arms.

On 29 September 2023, Azerbaijani officials placed the flag of Azerbaijan on the monument, on the same day of the Azerbaijani takeover of Stepanakert, after the Azerbaijani military offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh undertaken ten days earlier and the subsequent flight of the Armenian population. Concerns were raised that Azerbaijan could demolish the monument. Instead the Azeri government would appropriate the monument, claiming that "it was built in the city of Khankendi in Azerbaijan in 1967 and that it is one of the many examples of Azerbaijan's tolerance of multicultural and national-religious monument" while also claiming that the monument was "Armenianized" and had always truly been an Azeri symbol.

5 Artsakh dram coin with Tatik Papik.
Plaque about the 2013 restoration.

Eurovision 2009 image controversy

Main article: Armenia–Azerbaijan relations in the Eurovision Song Contest

During the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, We Are Our Mountains was included, among other local symbols, in the introductory "postcard" preceding the Armenian performance. Representatives from Azerbaijan complained to the European Broadcasting Union about the use of the monument in the Armenian intro, since the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh is de jure part of Azerbaijan. In response to the complaint, the image was edited out of the video in the finals. In response, Armenia displayed images of the monument on a video screen in the background, and on the back of the clipboard held by its spokesperson Sirusho.

In popular culture

This monument is featured in the artwork of the songs "Protect the Land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz" by the American band System of a Down to draw attention to the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.

See also

References

  1. We Are Our Mountains, 29 July 2023, retrieved 2023-09-20
  2. Coat of Arms
  3. "Armenians describe journey to safety after fall of their homeland". The Independent. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  4. "Presidential consultant in Karabakh shares picture from Azerbaijan's Khankendi". 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. "The Cultural Genocide Against Armenians". TIME. 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  6. Nayyar, Rhea (2023-10-02). "Symbolic Armenian Monument in Artsakh at Risk of Destruction". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  7. Rusia, Redacción (2023-09-27). "Artsakh: the end of history". Pressenza. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  8. "Azerbaijan starts process of appropriating Karabakh's 'We Are Our Mountains' monument". News.am. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  9. "A humanitarian disaster is under way in Nagorno-Karabakh". The Economist. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  10. Krikorian, Onnik (2009-05-16). "Ethnic rivalry wins over kitsch in the Caucasus". Frontline Club. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  11. "Hear System of a Down's First New Music in 15 Years, 'Protect the Land' and 'Genocidal Humanoidz'". Rolling Stone. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

External links

Categories: