Witness History - The Azeri-Armenian Village Swap

The Azeri-Armenian Village Swap

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At a time of a bitter ethnic conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 1988, two villages managed to escape violence by swapping homes with each other. Bairam Allazov, an Azeri, and Ishkhan Tsaturian, an Armenian, told the BBC about how they managed to guide their neighbours and families to safety as war broke out in the Caucasus.

Photo:Photo: Bairam Allazov (l) and Ishkhan Tsaturian (r). Credit: BBC

Published on Monday, 6th August 2018.

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