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  • Zeytun 1907: Armenians in the street

    Zeytun village, Qargalar Tagh, 1907: some Armenian men and a child on the street photographed by Hugo Grothe, a German geographic photographer. Vahé Achikian Private Collection.

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  • Zeytun Armenian villagetown – 1907

    Zeytun Armenian villagetown – 1907. Zeytun panoramic photo taken by German geographer Hugo Grothe in 1907. Note the pueblo-style dwellings and multiple-terraced housing structures perched on the slopes of Zeytun heights. Vahé Achikian – Zeytun Collection

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  • Bird’s eye photo of Zeytun – 1907

    The bird’s eye photo-panoramique of Zeytun (Zeytoun) was taken by the German traveler-geographer Hugo Grothe in 1907 from the heights of mount Berzengà. The photo was published in his book in 1909. Vahé Achikian – Zeytun Collection

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