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Waterway of Isoli on the road between Kharpert and Malatia
Waterway of Isoli on the road between Kharpert and Malatia. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Hussenig village in Kharpert Province
Hussenig village in Kharpert Province. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Young men from Kharpert
Young men from Kharpert. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Kevork Kurkdjian’s silk factory in Kharpert
Kevork Kurkdjian’s silk factory in Kharpert. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Smpadian Club of Kharpert, 1913
Smpadian club of Kharpert, 1913. AMI collection.
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Schoolgirls from Kharpert
Schoolgirls with their two teachers in Kharpert. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Mezire village
Mezire village (Mezre in Armenian), behind the mountain near Kharpert. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Mezire school
Mezire school, south of Kharpert. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Khoulavank Monastery of Surp Kevork
Khoulavank Monastery of Surp Kevork, west of Kharpert. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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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…