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CONTENT ARMENIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE 04 ARMENIAN TRACE AT UNESCO: 9 ITEMS IN UNESCO HERITAGE LISTS From the glorious Kochari dance to the magnificent Upper Azat Valley, Armenia΄s representation at UNESCO World Heritage Sites List and Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
22 CONTROVERSIAL CULTURE Labels that UNESCO gives to different cultural and natural treasures are sometimes used as a powerful marketing tool, that end up harming those treasures more than actually preserving them.
12 THE PLUME OF ARMENIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE IN FOREIGN LANDS Several sites of Armenian origin included in UNESCO Cultural Heritage List from other countries.
28 ARMENIA REPRESENTED IN IOV/UNESCO ON AN INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM: AN INTERVIEW WITH ANAHIT KHECHUMYAN An Interview with Anahit Khechumyan, whose journey with this international organization started almost twenty years ago.
Cover Photo: Hayk Melkonyam
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16 SHARE WITH THE WORLD This is how Armenia suggests its heritage for the UNESCO lists.
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20 UNESCO IN SOUTH CAUCASUS How does UNESCO manage to identify and preserve cultural values of South Caucasian nations?
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30 THE DISAPPEARING ARMENIAN CHURCHES OF TBILISI What happens to the dozens of Armenian churches in the capital of Georgia.
