Welcome To Javakhk

Photos by Tamar Baboujian

Young Armenian standing in the fields of Madatapa Lake facing Armenia, illegally raising the Armenian flag.

Armenian children playing soccer at Rupen Der Minassian Armenian School – Akhalkalak, Javakhk.

Classroom being used at Rupen Der Minassian Armenian School

Armenian woman standing at the locked door of church ruins, where locals light candles and place them at the doorstep – Deeleef Village, Javakhk.

Handmade irrigation system bringing water from the mountain to the homes and farms in Deeleef Village, Javakhk.

Armenian farmers with sickles, outskirts of Akhltskha, Javakhk.

Abandoned building in the Rupen Der Minassian Armenian School

Third generation Armenian spice merchant at the local bazaar with incredible basturma – Akhalkalak, Javakhk.

Armenian child who was playing in rubble – Akhalkalak, Javakhk.

Old Armenian woman selling herbs, smiling when she learned the last name of our local friend and found a relative – Akhalkalak, Javakhk.

The ruins of portions of the Fortress of Akhalkalak

Trademark stork nest found throughout Javakhk.