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  • Sericulture in Marash

    Sericulture in Marash

    A sericulture lesson at Ketenji Baba’s home in Marash (Kermanig). Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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  • Armenian teachers and graduates, Kesaria, 1903

    Armenian teachers and graduates, Kesaria, 1903

    Armenian teachers and graduates, Kesaria, 1903. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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  • Ishkhan, defender of Van

    Ishkhan, defender of Van

    Ishkhan, one of the main defenders of Van. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The Defense of Van (1915) was an act of self-defense by the Armenians against the genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey, the Turkish population, the Kurdish people and the German Empire. The Ottoman army and its military elite were modernized and trained…

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  • Ishkhan

    Ishkhan

    Ishkhan, hero of the Defense of Van. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The Defense of Van (1915) was an act of self‑defense by Armenians against the genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey, the Turkish population, the Kurdish people and the German Empire. The Ottoman army and its officer corps were modernized and trained by Germany…

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  • Ipranosian family, Amasia, 1902

    Ipranosian family, Amasia, 1902

    Ipranosian family, Amasia, 1902. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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  • Ipranosian college

    Ipranosian college

    Ipranosian college of Amasia (Amasya) in 1906. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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  • Khatoun Tchavouch Yapoudjian

    Khatoun Tchavouch Yapoudjian

    Khatoun Tchavouch Yapoudjian from the Armenian village of Findijag (Findejik) near Marash (Kermanig). Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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  • Vartavar festival

    Vartavar festival

    Vartavar festival in July in Kharpert. Formerly written as Ordivar or Ordevar (pronounced Vordivar or Vordevar), the festival of Vardavar (Վարդավառ) is linked to the worship of the Sun God. The sprinkling of water or rosewater is a component episode in the festival and not its essence. The Armenian church identified the festival with the…

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  • Graduates with their teachers, Kharpert 1910

    Graduates with their teachers, Kharpert 1910

    Graduates with their teachers in Kharpert, 1910. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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  • Yeprad College, Kharpert

    Yeprad College, Kharpert

    Graduates of Yeprad College of Kharpert in 1908. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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