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Mass grave found in Khachmaz may relate to Armenian aggression of 1918

10 May 2017 14:02 (UTC+04:00)
Mass grave found in Khachmaz may relate to Armenian aggression of 1918

By Rashid Shirinov

A mass grave, presumably of the victims of Armenian aggression in 1918, was discovered in a wooded area near the Mukhtadir village in Khachmaz region of Azerbaijan.

Historian Abdulrahim Yagubov said it is necessary to conduct archaeological excavations in the area, Report informed.

“Some bones are visible from underground. Skeletons of hundreds of people can be found here,” the historian said.

Yagubov assumed that the human remains belong to the Azerbaijani civilians, who were subjected to Armenian aggression in 1918. “Of course, an archaeological expedition should undertake an investigation to confirm these assumptions,” he added.

In 1918, the Armenian gangs committed acts of genocide against the civilian population almost on the entire territory of Azerbaijan. More than 50,000 of Azerbaijani citizens became victims of Armenian fascism during five months.

Azerbaijanis were exposed to genocide in Baku, the Guba province, Shamakhi, Gusar, Erivan, Nakhchivan, Zangezur, Karabakh, Lankaran and practically on all Azerbaijani lands.

In the same year, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic established a special investigation commission. The commission began to operate, but after the collapse of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1920, it naturally ceased to exist.

Though this date was essentially forgotten during the Soviet times, relevant investigations on the tragedy were carried out and books were published after Azerbaijan gained independence from the USSR in 1991.

One of the biggest mass graves found in Azerbaijan until now is in the Guba region. The grave was discovered during the operations on building a stadium in Guba in April 2007.

The remains of 190 people were found in the 500 square meter area. Azerbaijani researchers confirmed that the burial was part of the genocide committed by Armenians in 1918.

The Guba Burial Ground was constructed here to honor memory of the victims of the March 31 genocide.

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Rashid Shirinov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @RashidShirinov

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