evidence: A festival-convention on the appropriation of Armenian culture by Azerbaijan in Nakhichevan Recently, Azerbaijan has initiated a focused campaign against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia. The campaign aims to "legitimize" its territorial ambitions and appropriate Armenian cultural heritage. This has involved organizing various cultural events targeting intangible heritage. One such event was the ethnographic festival convention titled "Return to Western Azerbaijan," held in Nakhichevan from June 21 to 22, 2024. The festival was organized by the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan, the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan, the State University of the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan, and the community organization "Western Azerbaijan." According to the organizers, the primary goal of the event was to support President Ilham Aliyev's policy of restoring the "historical rights" of Azerbaijanis who left their homeland. The festival featured a map of the Republic of Armenia with invented names for cities and villages, alongside various photographs and decorative art objects. Numerous Armenian and regional cultural elements were presented as exclusively Azerbaijani, including folklore dedicated to "Western Azerbaijan," a concert program, films, and literary samples. Additionally, dishes from Armenian cuisine were presented under the label "Irevan cuisine," referring not to Armenia but to Azerbaijan (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4).