Azerbaijan wants Chovqan, traditional horse riding game to be included in List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Azerbaijan wants Chovqan, traditional horse riding game to be included in List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
# 17 September 2013 12:21 (UTC +04:00)

APA reports quoting UNESCO press service that 10 periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention will be heard and 12 nominations to the Urgent Safeguarding List will be considered at the meeting. Azerbaijan is also among the countries, which have submitted nomination files. Azerbaijan has asked to include Chovqan, a traditional Karabakh horse riding game, in the list.

31 nominations submitted from various countries will be considered at the session. The nominations include ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making method, Iranian traditional medicine, Turkish coffee culture and tradition and etc.

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THE OPERATION IS BEING PERFORMED