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- ↑ "Journal of Armenian Studies presented at the Haigazian University of Beirut" (in Armenian). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ↑ "Haigazian Journal celebrates 40 years" (in Armenian). Armenpress. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
