Nagorno-Karabakh joins wiki loves monuments global competition
YEREVAN, September 17. /ARKA/. Representatives of Wikimedia Armenia have opened a Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM) public photo competition in the town of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), NKR Public television reported.
The competition around cultural heritage monuments is organized by Wikimedia chapters and groups. The first was organized in 2010 in the Netherlands, and was followed by a Europe-wide 2011 edition. In 2012, Wiki Loves Monuments went global.
The aim of the contest is to ask the general public—readers and users of Wikipedia, photographers, hobbyists, etc.—to take pictures of cultural heritage monuments (or "heritage sites", depending on the local name) and upload them to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia.
Mher Bekarian form Wikipedia Armenia said the photos of Shushi will be downloaded to Wikiarchive. The competition is open to all. Photos taken in September and before are accepted. -0-
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15:20 09/17/2013