Khachkars are outdoor steles carved from stone by craftspeople in Armenia and communities in the Armenian diaspora. They act as a focal point for worship, as memorial stones and as relics facilitating ...

monasteries and khachkars – the carved cross-stones distinctive to Armenian Christian culture. He also condemned the treatment of Armenian political prisoners held by the Azerbaijani regime.

In 2020, Azerbaijan introduced a new conspiracy theory, claiming that Armenian khachkar monuments are “artificially aged.” Between 1997 and 2006, Azerbaijan covertly flattened every trace of ...