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Great-grandmother Persape, my grandmother Kayghanoush Karahadian Delijian, my father Harold Delijian and me, Linda Jean Delijian Gutierrez
Great-grandmother Persape, my grandmother Kayghanoush Karahadian Delijian, my father Harold Delijian and me, Linda Jean Delijian Gutierrez. Linda Jean Delijian Gutierrez Private Coll. Here’s Grandma Kay’s story: Escape from Bitlis, Armenia 1915-19, Armenia, Russia, USA In 1915, Keghanoush (nicknamed Kay) was 15, living in Bitlis, Armenia (now Turkey) with her 10 brothers and sisters and their…
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Misak Karahadian of Bitlis pre- 1915
Misak Karahadian of Bitlis pre- 1915, great-grandfather of Jean Delijian. Linda Jean Delijian Gutierrez Private Coll.
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Pastor Khachig Vartanian – Bitlis
Khachig Vartanian was a Pastor in Bitlis, born in Sassoun region. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Fedayee Saido Boghos, fighter of Norshen in Bitlis
Fedayee Saido Boghos, fighter of Norshen in Bitlis (Daron province). Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. Fedayeen were Armenian civilians who formed self-defense groups in reaction to the mass murder of Armenians (1894-1896) during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
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Surrounding area of Bitlis and its mountains
Surrounding area of Bitlis and its mountains in Daron province. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Khaskur village near Bitlis and Mush
Khaskur village near Bitlis and Mush in Daron province. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Amrdol Vank, south of Bitlis
Amrdol Vank, south of Bitlis, in Daron province. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Bitlis 1914 – Armenian children with dolls
Photo of Armenian kindergarten children from Bitlis in 1914 with dolls given to them as presents. This is a pre-Genocide photograph of these Armenian school children. Vahé Achikian Private Coll.
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Red Monastery of Bitlis
Red Monastery of Bitlis (Baghesh). Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Fruit merchants
Fruit merchants in Bitlis in 1906. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.