The Karabakh War of 2020 and the September 2023 hostilities have dramatically altered life in the southern, Syunik region of Armenia. This is especially true for the economic development of the region, the ability of local residents to earn and support their families.
The situation in Syunik has been particularly aggravated since May 2021, when Azerbaijan’s armed forces invaded Armenia’s sovereign territory. The region lost dozens of hectares of land that was used for agriculture. Another part is under the direct aim of the Azerbaijani military. While the main occupation of the population here is farming and cattle breeding.
At the same time, many former residents of Nagorno-Karabakh have settled in this area – those who moved here after the war in 2020 and those who were forced to leave their homeland in September 2023.
MediaGET and JAMnews present a series of articles about the residents of Syunik and their problems. This article is about the large Badalyan family from NK, who now live in a small house in the village of Nerkin Khndzoresk.
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