Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Armenia - Nagorno-karabakh
In 1988, the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, a predominantly ethnic Armenian enclave within Soviet Azerbaijan, voted to secede and join Ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagorno-karabakh: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagorno-karabakh - Post-soviet Era
The struggle over Nagorno-Karabakh escalated after both Armenia and Azerbaijan attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagorno-karabakh: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagorno-karabakh - Post-soviet Era
The struggle over Nagorno-Karabakh escalated after both Armenia and Azerbaijan attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagorno-karabakh: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagorno-karabakh - History
Nagorno-Karabakh - From origins to 1917. The region of Nagorno-Karabakh falls within the lands occupied by peoples known to modern arch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia - Armenia
The Republic of Armenia, or Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստան, Hayastan, Հայք, Hayq), is a landlocked country in the southern Cauca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baku-tbilisi-ceyhan Pipeline: Encyclopedia - Baku-tbilisi-ceyhan Pipeline
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline (sometimes abbreviated as BTC pipeline) transports crude oil 1,760 km (1,093 miles) from the Azeri-Chira...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Origin Of The Name
The original Armenian name for the country was Hayq, later Hayastan, translated as the land of Haik, and consisting of the name Haik and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Republic Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Republic Of Turkey - Policies
Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - The European Union. Main articles: Accession of Turkey to the European Union, and [[{{{2}}}]...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Origin Of The Name
The original Armenian name for the country was Hayq, later Hayastan, translated as the land of Haik, and consisting of the name Haik and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baku-tbilisi-ceyhan Pipeline: Encyclopedia Ii - Baku-tbilisi-ceyhan Pipeline - Controversial Aspects
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline - Politics. Even before its completion, the BTC pipeline was affecting the world's oil politics. The South...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caucasus Geographic Region: Encyclopedia - Caucasus Geographic Region
The Caucasus or Caucasia is a region in Eurasia bordered on the south by Anatolia (Turkey) and Iran in Asia, on the west by the Black Sea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Republic Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Republic Of Turkey - Policies
Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - The European Union. Main articles: Accession of Turkey to the European Union, and [[]], and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Republic Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Republic Of Turkey - Disputes
Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - WWI Armenian issue. For more details on this topic, see Armenian Genocide. Turkey's dispute...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian: Encyclopedia - Armenian
Armenian may refer to: Armenia, a country, former Soviet Republic in the Caucasus The Armenian people The Armenian language The Armenian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asia: Encyclopedia - Asia
Asia is the largest and most populous of the Earth's continents. It is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Africa-Eurasia ly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Geography
Armenia is a landlocked country in the southern Caucasus. Located between the Black and Caspian Seas, Armenia is bordered on the north an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia - Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan) is a country in the Caucasus, at the crossroads of Europe and Southwest Asia, with a coast on the C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caucasian Albania: Encyclopedia - Caucasian Albania
Caucasian Albania (or Aghbania) was an ancient empire that covered what is now southern Dagestan and most of today's Azerbaijan of the Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Soviet Union 1985-1991: Encyclopedia - History Of The Soviet Union 1985-1991
The year 1985 marked the accession of Mikhail Gorbachev to the position of General Secretary of the Soviet Union following the death of K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Countries: Encyclopedia - List Of Countries
Others Election results Flags and national flag Military: see in armed force Music National anthems National cultures National leaders N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Diaspora: Encyclopedia - Armenian Diaspora
The Armenian Diaspora is a term used to describe the communities of Armenians living outside of Armenia. Of the total Armenian population...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Republic Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Republic Of Turkey - Organizations
Besides its relationships with NATO and the EU, Turkey is a member of the OECD, the Council of Europe, and OSCE. Turkey also is a member ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenians: Encyclopedia - Armenians
The Armenians are a nation and an ethnic group, originating in the Caucasus and eastern Asia Minor. A large concentration remain there, e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Europe: Encyclopedia - Europe
Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Culture
Armenians have their own highly distinctive alphabet and language. 96% of the people in the country speak Armenian, while 75.8% of the po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baku-tbilisi-ceyhan Pipeline: Encyclopedia Ii - Baku-tbilisi-ceyhan Pipeline - Planning
The Caspian Sea sits atop one of the world's larger oil and gas fields, but it was underexploited under the Soviet Union due to a lack of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Demographics
Armenia has a population of 2,982,904 (July 2005 est.) and is the second most densely populated of the former Soviet republics. There has...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Economy
Until independence, Armenia's economy was largely industry-based – chemicals, electronics, machinery, processed food, synthetic rubber,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Geography
Armenia is a landlocked country. It is part of Asia, It is found between the Black and the Caspian Seas, bordered on the north and east b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baku-tbilisi-ceyhan Pipeline: Encyclopedia Ii - Baku-tbilisi-ceyhan Pipeline - Construction
The construction of the BTC pipeline was one of the biggest engineering projects of the decade, and certainly one of the biggest to have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Republic Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Republic Of Turkey - Disputes
Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - WWI Armenian issue. For more details on this topic, see Armenian Genocide. Turkey's dispute...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Geography
Armenia is a landlocked country in the southern Caucasus. Located between the Black and Caspian Seas, Armenia is bordered on the north an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Administrative Provinces
Armenia is divided into 11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz): Aragatsotn (Արագածոտնի մարզ) Ararat (Արարատի մար...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Politics
The Government of Armenia's stated aim is to build a Western-style parliamentary democracy as the basis of its form of government. Howeve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - History
Armenia has been populated by humans since prehistoric times, and has been proposed as the site of the Biblical Garden of Eden. Armenia w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Culture
Armenians have their own highly distinctive alphabet and language. 96% of the people in the country speak Armenian, while 75.8% of the po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - History
Armenia has been populated by humans since prehistoric times, and has been proposed as the site of the Biblical Garden of Eden. Armenia w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Economy
Until independence, Armenia's economy was largely industry-based – chemicals, electronics, machinery, processed food, synthetic rubber,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Demographics
Armenia has a population of 2,982,904 (July 2005 est.) and is the second most densely populated of the former Soviet republics. There has...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Politics
The Government of Armenia's stated aim is to build a Western-style parliamentary democracy as the basis of its form of government. Howeve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenia - Administrative Provinces
Armenia is divided into 11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz): Aragatsotn (Արագածոտնի մարզ) Ararat (Արարատի մար...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Landlocked: Encyclopedia Ii - Landlocked - Significance Of A Country Being Landlocked
Historically, being landlocked was regarded as a disadvantageous position. It cuts the country off from sea resources such as fishing, bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azerbaijani Manat: Encyclopedia Ii - Azerbaijani Manat - Coins And Banknotes
Prior to the redenomination, the following banknotes were in circulation: [1] 1, 5, 10, 250 manats (all first issued in 1992) 50, 100, 5...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Sovereign States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Sovereign States - The Sovereign States
List of sovereign states - A. Abkhazia1 — Republic of Abkhazia Flag Abkhazian: Aṗsny / Аҧсны Russian: Abchazija / Абхаз...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Finland: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Finland - Relations With The Soviet Union And With Russia
The principal architect of the post-1944 foreign policy of neutrality was J.K. Paasikivi, who was President from 1946 to 1956. Urho Kekko...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Unrecognized Countries: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Unrecognized Countries - Historic Unrecognized States With De Facto Control Over Their Territory
List of unrecognized countries - Europe. Banat Republic (proclaimed in 1918). Now part of Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and Hungary....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Azerbaijan - Political History
Azerbaijan declared its independence from the former Soviet Union on August 30, 1991, with Ayaz Mutalibov, former First Secretary of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nakhichevan: Encyclopedia Ii - Nakhichevan - History
The city of Nakhichevan was first mentioned in Ptolemy's "Geography" as Naksuana and was said to be established in 4400 BCE. Naksuana is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Overview
The heritage, culture and civilization of Azerbaijan has both ancient and modern roots starting from the Middle Paleolithic period throug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Countries: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Countries - List Of Countries
List of countries - A. Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia (de facto independent state inside Georgia) Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glasnost: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasnost - Effects
Relaxation of censorship resulted in the Communist Party losing its grip on the media. Before long, much to the embarrassment of the auth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Active Autonomist And Secessionist Movements: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Active Autonomist And Secessionist Movements - Africa
List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Algeria. Kabyles Proposed state: Kabylia Political: Mouvement pour l'Autonomie ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Azerbaijan - Environmental Problems
Air and water pollution are widespread and pose great challenges to economic development. Major sources of pollution include oil refineri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Territorial Disputes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Territorial Disputes - Disputes Involving States That Recognize Each Other
List of territorial disputes - In Africa and neighbouring seas. Bassas da India, Europa Island and Juan de Nova Islands: France and Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heydar Aliyev: Encyclopedia Ii - Heydar Aliyev - Aliyev's Career In The Soviet Era
Aliyev obscured much of his early life, and details remain uncertain. He claimed to have been born into a working-class family in the Aze...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Azerbaijan - Disputes
Disputes - international: Nagorno-Karabakh Armenia supports ethnic Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan in the longstan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun: Encyclopedia Ii - Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun - History
Scouting in Armenia was founded in 1912, then later developed abroad among the refugees who had survived the genocide of 1915-1916 and am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Post-soviet States: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-soviet States - Regional Organizations
   EU and NATO member states    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enlargement Of The European Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Enlargement Of The European Union - Future Enlargement Possibilities
In the Treaty of Maastricht (Article 49), it is stated that any European country that respects the principles of the European Union may a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Revolutionary Federation: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Modern History
Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Armenia. The ARF has always maintained its ideological commitment to "a Free, Independent, and Unit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Separatism: Encyclopedia Ii - Separatism - Political/administrative Separatism
Political separatism may involve attempts to obtain sovereignty and to split a territory or a group of people (usually a people with a di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Accession Of Turkey To The European Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Accession Of Turkey To The European Union - Arguments Used Against Turkish Membership
Opposition to Turkey's entry into the EU varies among the public of the current EU member states, as does political support or opposition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puppet State: Encyclopedia Ii - Puppet State - Accusations Of Puppet States Since 1900
Puppet state - World War II. The Allies in World War II accused their enemies, the Axis powers, of setting up puppet states in their co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Modern-age Ethnic Cleansing
The term "ethnic cleansing" has come to mean the displacement or expulsion from a territory of one ethnic group by another. The displacem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of Azerbaijan - Demographic Data From The Cia World Factbook
Demographics of Azerbaijan - Population. 7,911,974 (July 2005 est.) Demographics of Azerbaijan - Age structure. 0-14 years: 26.4% ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caucasian Albania: Encyclopedia Ii - Caucasian Albania - Caucasian Albania And Armenian Conquests
Parts of Caucasian Albania, including Artsakh and Uti on the right bank of the Kura river, were conquered by the Armenians. Strabo, Ptole...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enlargement Of The European Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Enlargement Of The European Union - Future Enlargement Possibilities
In the Treaty of Maastricht (Article 49), it is stated that any European country that respects the principles of the European Union may a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Finland: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Finland - Relations With The Soviet Union And With Russia
The principal architect of the post-1944 foreign policy of neutrality was J.K. Paasikivi, who was President from 1946 to 1956. Urho Kekko...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flags Of Non-recognized Nations: Encyclopedia Ii - Flags Of Non-recognized Nations - Africa
Flag of Somaliland Flag of Western Sahara Recognized by 70-some states. ... See also:Flags of non-recognized nations, Flags of non-reco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azerbaijan Democratic Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Azerbaijan Democratic Republic - The Fight For Baku
The city of Baku, became the capital of ADR only in September, 1918 ( until that moment Azeri National Government was first in Tiflis, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Soviet Union 1985-1991: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Soviet Union 1985-1991 - The Rise Of Gorbachev
Although reform in the Soviet Union stalled between 1969–1982, a generational shift gave new momentum for reform. Changing relations wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kurdish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Kurdish People - Historic Roots Of The Kurdish People
The earliest evidence, thus far, of a unified and distinct culture and peoples inhabiting the Kurdish mountains dates back to the Halaf c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Population Transfer: Encyclopedia Ii - Population Transfer - Cases Of Population Transfer
Population transfer - United States: Native American relocations. In the nineteenth century, the United States government removed a num...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Europe-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Europe-related Topics - States
List of Europe-related topics - Other. Crimea England European microstates Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Kalinin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - Europe - Territories And Divisions
Europe - Political divisions.    Europe    Extension over ... See also:Europe, Europe - Etymology, Europe - History...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nakhichevan: Encyclopedia Ii - Nakhichevan - History
The city of Nakhichevan was first mentioned in Ptolemy's "Geography" as Naksuana and was said to be established in 4400 BCE. Naksuana is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Asia - Geographical Regions
See also Geography of Asia. As already mentioned, Asia is a subregion of Eurasia. For further subdivisions based on that term, see North ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Post-soviet States: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-soviet States - Regional Organizations
██ EU and NATO member states ██ CIS member states ██ Other former Soviet states A number of international orga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Active Autonomist And Secessionist Movements: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Active Autonomist And Secessionist Movements - Africa
List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Algeria. Kabyles Proposed state: Kabylia Political: Mouvement pour l'Autonomie ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Territorial Disputes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Territorial Disputes - Disputes Involving States That Recognize Each Other
List of territorial disputes - In Africa and neighbouring seas. Bassas da India, Europa Island and Juan de Nova Islands: France and Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karabakh: Encyclopedia Ii - Karabakh - Breed Characteristics
The breed is hardy, strong, tough, and sure-footed. The horse is not large, 14-15 hands high or 145-150 cm. They have small clean-cut hea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enlargement Of The European Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Enlargement Of The European Union - Future Enlargement Possibilities
In the Treaty of Maastricht (Article 49), it is stated that any European country that respects the principles of the European Union may a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lake Sevan: Encyclopedia Ii - Lake Sevan - Intervention
In 1910 Soukias Manasserian (one of the civil engineers behind the interventions that caused the Aral Sea disaster) published a study Eva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Unrecognized Countries: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Unrecognized Countries - Historic Unrecognized Or Partially Recognized States With De Facto Control Over Their Territory
List of unrecognized countries - Europe. Banat Republic (proclaimed in 1918). Now part of Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and Hungary....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stability Pact For South Eastern Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - Stability Pact For South Eastern Europe - Creation
The pact was created at the initiative of the European Union on June 10, 1999 in Cologne. All of the countries of the region, except for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - Azerbaijan - Etymology
There are several hypotheses regarding the origins of the name "Azerbaijan." The most common theory is that it is derived from "Atropatan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenians: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenians - History
Until modern times, the history of the Armenians is the history of Armenia. The name Armenia designated a shifting region, but the Armeni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shamil Basayev: Encyclopedia Ii - Shamil Basayev - Basayev At War
When Communist hardliners attempted to stage a coup in August 1991, Basayev allegedly joined supporters of Russian President Boris Yeltsi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caucasian Albania: Encyclopedia Ii - Caucasian Albania - Caucasian Albania And Armenian Conquests
Parts of Caucasian Albania, including Artsakh and Uti on the right bank of the Kura river, were conquered by the Armenians. Armenia, acco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Armenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Armenia - Politics Since The Dissolution Of The Soviet Union
The population of Armenia voted overwhelmingly for independence in a September 1991 referendum, followed by a presidential election in Oc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Soviet Union 1985-1991: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Soviet Union 1985-1991 - Yeltsin And The Dissolution Of The Ussr
On February 7, 1990 the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union agreed to give up its monopoly of power. The USSR's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Post-soviet States: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-soviet States - Regional Organizations
██ CIS member states ██ EU and NATO member states ██ other former Soviet states A number of international orga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Separatism: Encyclopedia Ii - Separatism - Political/administrative Separatism
Political separatism may involve attempts to obtain sovereignty and to split a territory or a group of people (usually a people with a di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nakhichevan: Encyclopedia Ii - Nakhichevan - History
The city of Nakhichevan was first mentioned in Ptolemy's "Geography" as Naksuana and was said to be established in 4400 BCE. Naksuana is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Modern-age Ethnic Cleansing
The term "ethnic cleansing" has come to mean the displacement or expulsion from a territory of one ethnic group by another. The displacem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Soviet Union 1985-1991: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Soviet Union 1985-1991 - Yeltsin And The Dissolution Of The Ussr
On February 7, 1990 the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union agreed to give up its monopoly of power. The USSR's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Ethnic Cleansing As A Military And Political Tactic
The purpose of ethnic cleansing is to remove the conditions for potential and actual opposition, whether political, terrorist, guerrilla ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shamil Basayev: Encyclopedia Ii - Shamil Basayev - Early Life
Shamil Basaev was born in the village of Dyshne-Vedeno, near Vedeno, in south-eastern Chechnya, to parents of Russian ancestry (Basaev is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Independent Khanates In The 18th Century
While civil conflicts took hold in Iran, most of Azerbaijan was occupied by the Ottomans in the 18th century. Meanwhile, the coastal stri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Early Examples Of Ethnic Cleansing
The Assyrian Empire regularly deported entire ethnic groups, as did the Babylonians; victims of this policy most famously include the Isr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnic Cleansing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnic Cleansing - Ethnic Cleansing As International Law Crime
Ethnic cleansing is designated a crime against humanity in international treaties, such as that which created the International Criminal ...   » Read the article