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Armenians search ruins of an "ancient Armenian city" in Agdam

06 August 2010 [12:19] - TODAY.AZ
Armenians continue excavations in the occupied Aghdam region of Azerbaijan to search ruins of “ancient Armenian city”, named as Tigranakert. Archeologist Hamlet Petrosyan, head of the expedition, claimed that they found valuable things during the excavations, APA reports quoting Armenian Today portal. The excavations began in 2005.

Armenians claim that Tigranakert was founded by Armenian tsar Tigran Great in 1st century BC in the territory of present Karabakh.


/APA/
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