Armenia Day 5 - Genocide

Today's photos are mostly concentrating on the Armenian Genocide. I will not lecture you in history here, just google for more info. All I am doing is reporting what I saw today. I have to admit, it was the closest time I felt close to my origins.

I also have to confess, that as horrible as the genocide was, in some weird twisted yin yan way the world works, it made the world what it is today, Armenians are everywhere in the world because of it, I, and many others, are here because of it...

Those people died in the most horrific manner, Turkey, f*ckin RECOGNIZE ba2a the Armenian genocide that killed 1.5 million Armenian !

A bench, passed by or sat on by hundreds of thousands probably, how much more powerful can a bench get

Plaquette near the planted tree by the Lebanese President in recognition of the Armenian Genocide

Rape, violence, starvation... Armenian Genocide. 

The 18th of October 1915 issue of Russian paper "Iskry" with the article entitled "Extermination of Armenians in Turkey"

Photograph of an Armenian woman starved to death with her 2 children, in Syria - Armenian Genocide Museum

Call for help for the Armenians during the Armenian Genocide

"Bird's Nest" Orphanage of Armenian kids in Jbeil - Lebanon

City after city and country after country recognizing the Armenian Genocide

The memorial building of the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide

The flame still burns for the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide

Where my grandfather came from "Dyarbekir"

I was hoping for more autumni like trees for my photos, but I only got this one

Hribsime Church

One of my dreams came true, taking a close-up of a butterfly :) Am I lucky or what

Hribsime Church

The inside of the patriarchal church in Armenia. The oldest church (4th century) in Armenia, knowing that Armenia was the first country to adopt christianity as their state religion

More stone carving

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The oldest church (4th century) in Armenia, knowing that Armenia was the first country to adopt christianity as their state religion

Zvartnots church, which was one the highest churches to ever be built, after standing for 320 years, it collapsed, either due to an earthquake or as a result for Arab raids

Casinos on the way back from the Airport towards the center of Yerevan. Also notice the fence, this is to separate the mini-highway from all the shops on the sides to avoid traffic from parked cars or cars wanting to stop at these places. Smart eh? 3a2beil Lebnen (specifically Zouk - Adma highway)

The road was full of such stores, it just reminded me of Ouze3eh :P