Colorado Governor Proclaims December 6 as Djulfa Commemoration Day

Governor Hickenlooper at April 24, 2015 unveiling of Colorado State Capitol Khachkar (Photos by Kevo Hedeshian)

DENVER, Colo.”“In an official proclamation, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper declared December 6, 2015 as the 10th Anniversary of Djulfa Destruction ”“ joining global commemorations of Azerbaijan’s genocidal destruction of 2,000 Djulfa (Jugha) khachkars, reported Armenian National Committee of America ”“ Western Region.

Gov. Hickenlooper’s proclamation memorializes “the deliberate destruction of the world’s largest collection of medieval khachkars at Djulfa; [which] has been documented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.”