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"'''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 ]. | "'''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 ]. | ||
The sculpture, 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 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 ]. | ||
It is also known as "'''Tatik yev Papik'''" (Տատիկ և Պապիկ) in ] and "'''Mamig yev Babig'''" (Մամիկ եւ Պապիկ) in ]. | It is also known as "'''Tatik yev Papik'''" (Տատիկ և Պապիկ) in ] and "'''Mamig yev Babig'''" (Մամիկ եւ Պապիկ) in ]. |
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"We Are Our Mountains" (Template:Lang-hy) is a large monument located in Stepanakert. the capital city of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
The sculpture, completed in 1967, by Sargis Baghdasaryan, is widely regarded as a symbol of Nagorno-Karabakh. The monument is made from volcanic tufa, and depicts an old man and woman hewn from rock, representing the mountain people of Karabakh.
It is also known as "Tatik yev Papik" (Տատիկ և Պապիկ) in Eastern Armenian and "Mamig yev Babig" (Մամիկ եւ Պապիկ) in Western Armenian.
The sculpture is featured prominently on Nagorno-Karabakh's coat of arms.
See also
References
- Artsakh: A Photographic Journey by Hrair Khatcherian, p.49. ISBN 0-9697620-0-7
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