An Armenian dancer born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and raised in Khankendi has returned to Baku for the first time in 44 years, Oxu.Az reports.

An Armenian dancer born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and raised in Khankendi has returned to Baku for the first time in 44 years, Oxu.Az reports.
Arsen Aqamalyan, a two-time world and three-time European dance champion, came for the Azerbaijan Dance Festival 2026. In an interview he called Khankendi by its former name, Stepanakert, and the journalist corrected him, reminding him the city's official name is Khankendi, which he then repeated.
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