Such houses slowly collapse because of negligence and the villages are like on the frontline.
In various villages of Lori region one can stumble upon 18th century buildings and houses which preserved the breath and appearance of the architecture century but were abandoned.
The massive migration of Greeks to their homeland from Alaverdi began in 1990. Shortly the Madan Greek district was emptied.
There are thousands of abandoned houses not only in Madan but also in the mountainous area villages of the region. In many cases nobody even knows about the heirs of the abandoned houses. Such houses slowly collapse because of negligence and the villages are like on the frontline.
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