YEREVAN, 6 APRIL, ARMENPRESS. Armenologist, Nakhichevan expert Argam Ayvazyan says there is a need to list all the Armenian monuments that exist in different parts of the world. “The historic and cultural monuments of the Armenians are part of the largest sector of the Armenian heritage that we have. However, there is no simple list of our historic and cultural assets in Armenia or in the Armenian Diaspora,” the monument expert said during an April 6 press conference and added that even though there are studies devoted to separate territories, that’s not enough.

The expert mentioned that based on rough estimates, there used to be nearly 180,000 Armenian historic and cultural monuments in Western Armenia prior to 1915, of which 96-97% has been eradicated. Ayvazyan added that out of Armenia’s neighboring countries, the Islamic Republic of Iran is the only country that not only preserves, but also restores Armenian historic and cultural monuments.

Touching upon the preservation of monuments in Armenia, the Nakhichevan expert noted that non-professional organizations are involved in restoring historic monuments and considered that inadmissible.