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[[Image:We Are Our Mountains.jpg|thumb|''We Are Our Mountains'', widely recognized as a symbol of Nagorno-Karabakh]]
[[Image:Nagorno-Karabakh Coat of Arms.png|thumb|220px|Coat of arms of Nagorno-Karabakh carrying the "We Are The Mountains" image]]
"'''We Are Our Mountains'''" ({{lang-hy|Մենք ենք մեր սարերը}}) is a large Armenian monument located in [[Stepanakert]]
The sculpture, completed in 1967, by [[Sargis Baghdasaryan]], is widely regarded as a symbol of Nagorno-Karabakh. The monument is made from volcanic [[tuff|tufa]], and depicts an [[Old age|old]] [[man]] and [[woman]] hewn from rock, representing the mountain people of [[
▲"'''We Are Our Mountains'''" ({{lang-hy|Մենք ենք մեր սարերը}}) is a large Armenian monument located in [[Stepanakert]],<ref>''Artsakh: A Photographic Journey'' by Hrair Khatcherian, p.49. ISBN 0-9697620-0-7</ref> the capital city of the unrecognised [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]] (''[[de jure]]'' part of [[Azerbaijan]]).
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, completed in 1967 by [[Sargis Baghdasaryan]], is widely regarded as a symbol of Nagorno-Karabakh. The monument is made from volcanic [[tuff|tufa]], and depicts an [[Old age|old]] [[man]] and [[woman]] hewn from rock, representing the mountain people of [[Karabakh]].
The image of the monument sparked a controversy when it was repeatedly shown by [[Sirusho]] during the
▲The image of the monument sparked a controversy when it was repeatedly shown by [[Sirusho]] during the [[Eurovision 2009]] contest.
==See also==
*[[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]]
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"We Are Our Mountains" (Armenian: Մենք ենք մեր սարերը) is a large Armenian monument located in Stepanakert.[1] 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 Artsakh.
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.
The image of the monument sparked a controversy when it was repeatedly shown by Sirusho during the Eurovision 2009 contest.
See also
References
- ^ Artsakh: A Photographic Journey by Hrair Khatcherian, p.49. ISBN 0-9697620-0-7