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Following the 2020 Second Karabakh War, Azerbaijan has occupied swathes of Armenian territory, particularly in Syunik. With the perennial threat of war hanging over the province (and sometimes realized, as in September 2022), there have been concerns that insecurity could drive the residents of the province to migrate, seeking less vulnerable areas deeper inside Armenia […]

Syunik is considered the most strategic of Armenia’s provinces. The second largest of Armenia’s provinces (behind only Gegharkunik, most of whose territory is occupied by Lake Sevan), Syunik forms a crucial lifeline towards Iran, one of Armenia’s only two open borders. The province is also uniquely vulnerable – territories of Azerbaijan are situated to both […]

Meghri and its environs are uniquely positioned in Armenia. Nearly 400 kilometers from the Armenian capital, Yerevan, Meghri municipality is physically separated from the rest of the remote southern province of Syunik, accessible only by two highways crossing over high mountain passes south of the cities of Kajaran and Kapan, respectively. Meghri municipality is lightly […]